Ýëåêòðîííàÿ âåðñèÿ êíèãè îá óëè÷íîì èñêóññòâå â Ðîññèè è ÑÍà — «Objects2». Îïóáëèêîâàíà 13 èþíÿ 2008 ã. ñïóñòÿ ãîä ñ îêîí÷àíèÿ ïðîäàæè ïå÷àòíîãî èçäàíèÿ. Ìàòåðèàë, ïðåäîñòàâëåííûé â PDF-ôàéëå íåñåò îçíàêîìèòåëüíûé õàðàêòåð è íå ìîæåò áûòü èñïîëüçîâàí áåç ðàçðåøåíèÿ àâòîðà.
E-mail äëÿ ñâÿçè: igor.p@objectsbook.ru Web-site: www.objectsbook.ru
Ãðàôôèòè ïîñòîÿííî âèäîèçìåíÿåòñÿ. Íåïðåðûâíàÿ äèôôåðåíöèàöèÿ âëå÷åò çà ñîáîé îòêàç îò òðàäèöèîííûõ, ñòàâøèõ óæå êëàññèêîé õóäîæåñòâåííûõ ôîðì ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ è íà÷àëó ïîèñêà íîâûõ. Èñïîëüçîâàíèå ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèõ ýëåìåíòîâ ïëàñòè÷åñêîãî ÿçûêà ãðàôôèòè ñòàíîâèòñÿ âñå áîëåå ïîïóëÿðíûì ïðèåìîì â äèçàéíå, ðåêëàìå è áðåíäèíãå, à óëè÷íûìè õóäîæíèêàìè, êàê ïîòåíöèàëüíûìè õóäîæíèêàìè àêòóàëüíîãî èñêóññòâà è êàê íîñèòåëÿìè ìàëîèçó÷åííûõ â Ðîññèè ñóáêóëüòóðíûõ ïðàêòèê, âñå ÷àùå çàèíòåðåñîâûâàþòñÿ ãàëåðèñòû. Èñïîëüçóÿ íîâûå ìåäèéíûå ñðåäñòâà, õóäîæíèêè çàïîëíÿþò ñâîèìè ðàáîòàìè óëè÷íîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî, ñîçäàâàÿ òåì ñàìûì ñâîåîáðàçíûå ãàëåðåè ïîä îòêðûòûì íåáîì. Êíèãà «Objects2», ïðåäîñòàâëÿåò óíèêàëüíóþ âîçìîæíîñòü îçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ ôîðìàìè óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà, â êîòîðûå òðàíñôîðìèðîâàëîñü ñîâðåìåííîå ãðàôôèòè, à òàê æå ïðîñëåäèòü íåêîòîðûå ìîìåíòû â èñòîðèè áûòîâàíèÿ äàííîé êóëüòóðû â Ðîññèè. Èçäàíèå íå ïðåòåíäóåò íà èñ÷åðïûâàþùèé àíàëèç ñïåöèôèêè âñåõ àñïåêòîâ óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà, îíî ëèøü ïðåäîñòàâëÿåò ñâåäåíèÿ, íàèáîëåå âàæíûå äëÿ ïîíèìàíèÿ îáùèõ çàêîíîìåðíîñòåé âîçíèêíîâåíèÿ è ðàçâèòèÿ íåêîòîðûõ ôîðì óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà â Ðîññèè.
Use of stylistic elements of plastic graffiti language becomes more and more popular way in design, advertising and brand stretching, while graffiti constantly changes. The continuous differentiation entails refusal of the traditional art forms which have already become classical in self-expression and to the beginning of new search by the sidewalk artists, as potential artists of actual art and as a bearer of unknown in Russia subcultural practice, even more often become interested for gallery holders. Using new media means, artists fill the streets space with their works, creating original open-air galleries. The "Objects2" book, gives an unique opportunity to familiarize with forms of street art, to which modern graffiti was transformed and to trace some moments in history of the given culture in Russia. The edition does not apply for exhaustive analysis of specificity of all aspects of sidewalk artists, it only gives intelligence, the most important for understanding of the general laws of origin and development of some forms of street art in Russia.
CONTENTS
2
Russian street art and graffiti Article, 2006. Author: Tseluiko A.
4.12
Apl315 (Fatcr) Odessa, Ukraine www.fotolog.com/apl315
36.37
Unplate Krasnodar, Russia www.unplate.com
4.15
IK crew Kiev, Ukraine www.supergrafika.com.ua
38.41
Limite Moscow, Russia
42.43
M-city Poland www.m-city.org
44.46
The plug Belgium www.theplug.be.tf
48.49
Incubus project Saint Petersburg, Russia
16.17
Influx crew Moscow, Russia
18.23
No future forever Moscow, Russia www.zachem.su
24.27
310 squad Moscow, Russia www.310squad.ru
28.29
Fet (310 squad) Moscow, Russia www.310squad.ru
30.31
Zeane (310 squad) Moscow, Russia www.310squad.ru
32.33
NEK crew Moscow, Russia
34.35
Objects book — contents
MH Ukraine
56
50
R8bit Moscow, Russia www.prokvadrat.ru/wow
52.53
ZUK Moscow, Russia
54.55
56 crew Moscow, Russia
56.57
Winzavod graffiti action Graffiti exhibition, Moscow, Russia www.winzavod.ru/graffiti
58.61
Street art exhibition Graffiti exhibition, Moscow, Russia www.winzavod.ru/graffiti/streetart.html
62.63
Milk and vodka Saint Petersburg, Russia www.milkandvodka.ru
88
0331c Moscow, Russia http://www.fotolog.com/0331c
64.65
Visual artifacts Web-project, Russia www.visualartifacts.ru
89
Hud Moscow, Russia
66.67
August Moscow, Russia
70.71
SY Saint Petersburg, Russia www.sy.nm.ru
72.73
16:59 | Nootk Moscow, Russia http://www.fotolog.com/1659 http://www.fotolog.com/nootk
74.75
Search and upgrade Saint Petersburg, Russia
76.79
183 Moscow, Russia www.light183.nm.ru
80.83
Alley Fuss Graffiti and illustration exhibition, Moscow
86.87
Assorti
90.95
Homer (PSCR) Kiev, Ukraine
96.97
OBJECTS pieces www.objectsbook.ru/pieces
Urban animals Project-exhibition, Moscow, Russia www.urbanvinyl.ru
98.100
102.105
Objects book — contents
3
RUSSIAN
STREET ART Author: Tseluiko A. Moscow, 2006
Ïðîëîã. Ñîâðåìåííûé ìåãàïîëèñ íåìûñëèì áåç ãðàôôèòè. Êàæäûé ÷åëîâåê, æèâóùèé â áîëüøîì ãîðîäå è íåïðåðûâíî êóðñèðóþùèé â åãî ñðåäå, åæåäíåâíî è ïîâñåìåñòíî ñòàëêèâàåòñÿ ñ ìíîãî÷èñëåííûìè ãðàôôèòè, íàíåñåííûìè íà âñåâîçìîæíûå ïëîñêîñòè è ïîâåðõíîñòè ãîðîäñêîãî ëàíäøàôòà — ðåçóëüòàòàìè äåÿòåëüíîñòè óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ, àíîíèìíî ðàçìåùàþùèõ â ãîðîäñêîì ïðîñòðàíñòâå ñâîè ïîñëàíèÿ è çíàêè, çàêîí÷åííûå è ñàìîäîñòàòî÷íûå. Ìíîãèå èç ýòèõ õóäîæíèêîâ ÿâëÿþòñÿ ïðåäñòàâèòåëÿìè ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðû, ñôîðìèðîâàâøåéñÿ íà Çàïàäå êàê ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîå ñóáêóëüòóðíîå òå÷åíèå è äîñòèãøåé ê íàñòîÿùåìó ìîìåíòó ñòàòóñà àëüòåðíàòèâíîé ôîðìû ñîâðåìåííîãî èñêóññòâà. Îäíàêî äîâîëüíî áîëüøîé ïðîöåíò ðîññèéñêèõ ãðàæäàí äî ñèõ ïîð ñêëîíåí ñ÷èòàòü ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðó àñîöèàëüíûì ÿâëåíèåì, íàñëåäèåì îïûòà êðèìèíàëèçèðîâàííîé «÷åðíîé» Àìåðèêè 70-õ — 80-õ ãã. Áîëåå òîãî, â ìàññîâîì ñîçíàíèè êîðåíèòñÿ ïðåäñòàâëåíèå î ãðàôôèòè èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî êàê î âàíäàëèçìå (÷òî, â ñâîþ î÷åðåäü, âî ìíîãîì ïðåäîïðåäåëåíî îñòàòî÷íûì ýôôåêòîì ñîâåòñêîãî ìåíòàëèòåòà — ïðèì. àâò.). Ìåæäó òåì, áîëüøèíñòâî åâðîïåéñêèõ óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ äàâíî îòîøëè îò ïîäîáíûõ ïðàêòèê, íàïðàâèâ ñâîé ïîòåíöèàë â ñôåðó ñâîáîäíîãî èñêóññòâà. Ñïåöèôèêà ðîññèéñêîé ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðû çàêëþ÷àåòñÿ â òîì, ÷òî îíà (êàê, âïðî÷åì è êóëüòóðíî-ýêîíîìè÷åñêàÿ ñôåðà â öåëîì) íîñèò îòñòàëûé õàðàêòåð, íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ èäåò íåïðåðûâíûé îáìåííûé ïðîöåññ ñ çàðóáåæíûìè èíôîðìàöèîííûìè êàíàëàìè.
Èñòîðèÿ. Èñòîðèÿ ðîññèéñêîãî ãðàôôèòè, îçíàìåíîâàííàÿ íà÷àëîì ïåðåñòðîéêè, íà÷àëàñü â 1985 ãîäó — îäíîâðåìåííî ñ ìîäîé íà áðåéê-äàíñ, òàíöåâàëüíóþ äèêîâèíêó íåïîçíàííîãî Çàïàäà. Òîãäà, â ñåðåäèíå 80-õ, ïî ñòðàíå âîëíîé ïðîêàòèëèñü áðåéê-ôåñòèâàëè — íà÷èíàÿ îò Êàëèíèíãðàäà è çàêàí÷èâàÿ Äîíåöêîì è Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðãîì.
4
Objects book — Russian street art.
Ïðîèñõîäèëî âñå ýòî â óñëîâèÿõ ãëóáîêîãî èíôîðìàöèîííîãî êðèçèñà. ×åðåç çíàêîìûõ, áûâàâøèõ â Àìåðèêå, äîñòàâàëèñü ôîòîãðàôèè, âèäåîçàïèñè, æóðíàëû — âñå, ÷òî èìåëî õîòü êàêîåëèáî îòíîøåíèå ê íîâîìó óâëå÷åíèþ. Òàê, õóäîæåñòâåííî-äîêóìåíòàëüíûå ôèëüìû «Wildstyle», «Beat Street» è «Stylewars» ñôîðìèðîâàëè ó ñîâåòñêîé ìîëîäåæè ïðåäñòàâëåíèå î õèï-õîï êóëüòóðå êàê î ñèìáèîçå òðåõ ïàðàëëåëüíî ñóùåñòâóþùèõ ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûõ êóëüòóð: ðýï-ìóçûêè, áðåéê-äàíñà è ãðàôôèòè. Ïåðâûå òàíöîðû, êàê îäíè èç íåìíîãèõ, èìåâøèõ äîñòóï èíôîðìàöèè, ÿâëÿëèñü, òàêèì îáðàçîì, îäíîâðåìåííî è ïåðâûìè ãðàôôèò÷èêàìè, ïî çàïàäíîìó àíàëîãó îôîðìëÿÿ ñöåíû è äåêîðàöèè ê ñâîèì áðåéê øîó.  ïîñëåäóþùèå 15 ëåò ðàçâèòèå óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà òàêæå áûëî îáóñëîâëåíî äåÿòåëüíîñòüþ ðàçëè÷íûõ õèïõîï êîëëåêòèâîâ, à õèï-õîï êóëüòóðà â öåëîì ñòàëà áàçèñíîé îñíîâîé îòå÷åñòâåííîé ãðàôôèòè øêîëû, çàâåäîìî îïðåäåëÿþùåé åå ðàçâèòèå ïî àìåðèêàíñêîé ìîäåëè, îïèñàííîé Àäàìîì Ãîïíèêîì è Ãåíðè ×åëôàíòîì è ýñòåòèçèðóþùåé øðèôò êàê õóäîæåñòâåííîå ñðåäñòâî ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ (åâðîïåéñêàÿ ìîäåëü ðàçâèòèÿ, íà íà÷àëüíûõ ýòàïàõ òàêæå âî ìíîãîì ñëåäóþùàÿ àìåðèêàíñêîé ïðàêòèêå, óõîäèò â ñòîðîíó áîëåå êîíöåïòóàëüíîãî ïîñòðîåíèÿ õóäîæåñòâåííîãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà). Ýâîëþöèîíèðóÿ îò ïðîñòîãî ê ñëîæíîìó, îò íåçàòåéëèâûõ «tags» (ñòèëèçîâàííûõ íàäïèñåé, ñîäåðæàíèåì êîòîðûõ ÿâëÿåòñÿ ïñåâäîíèì àâòîðà) äî íå÷èòàåìûõ õèòðîñïëåòåíèé «wildstyle» (âåí÷àþùåé ñòóïåíè ïëàñòè÷åñêîãî ÿçûêà ãðàôôèòè)ïåðåãðóæåííûõ âèçóàëüíûìè ýôôåêòàìè, ýìàíñèïèðîâàííàÿ êàëëèãðàôè÷åñêàÿ êîíöåïöèÿ ãðàôôèòè äîâîëüíî áûñòðî ñåáÿ èñ÷åðïàëà. Êîëè÷åñòâåííûé ðîñò àêòèâíûõ õóäîæíèêîâ íà óëèöå, ïîâñåìåñòíî ðàçìåùàþùèõ ñâîè ýêçèñòåíöèàëüíûå ïîñëàíèÿ, ïîñòåïåííî ïðèâåë ê ïðîöåññó äèôôåðåíöèàöèè ñòèëåé è ïîñëåäóþùåé èõ ñòàíäàðòèçàöèè, èñêëþ÷èâ ðÿäîâîãî çðèòåëÿ èç êðóãà «÷èòàòåëåé», ñóçèâ åãî èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî äî ñàìèõ æå õóäîæíèêîâ. Áîëåå òîãî, äëÿ ïóáëè÷íîãî äåìîíñòðèðîâàíèÿ ñâîåé îðèãèíàëüíîñòè õóäîæíèêàì â îïðåäåëåííûé ìîìåíò ñòàëè íåîáõîäèìû èçìåíåíèÿ, ïðîèñõîäÿùèå íå òîëüêî íà ñòèëèñòè÷åñêîì, íî è íà ìåäèéíîì óðîâíå.
È ýòè èçìåíåíèÿ ïðîèçîøëè — íà ýòîò ðàç ïðîòîòèïîì ïîñëóæèëà Åâðîïà. Ïî ìåðå ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèÿ ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðû ïî âñåìó ìèðó, ñ êàæäûì íîâûì õóäîæíèêîì, âñòóïàâøèì â «ýçîòåðè÷åñêîå áðàòñòâî» óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà âîçíèêàëà âñå áîëüøàÿ ïîòðåáíîñòü â èçîáðåòåíèè íîâûõ ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèõ ôîðì è òåõíè÷åñêèõ ïðèåìîâ ñ öåëüþ âûäåëåíèÿ ñâîåãî «ÿ» ñðåäè äðóãèõ. Òàê, â íà÷àëå 90-õ åâðîïåéñêèå ïðååìíèêè êóëüòóðû ïîøëè ïî ïóòè èçìåíåíèÿ õàðàêòåðà èõ ñèãíàòóð â ñòîðîíó îáðàçîâ è êîíêðåòíûõ èçîáðàæåíèé. Èñïîëüçóÿ îïûò èñòîðèè èñêóññòâ 20 âåêà â ñî÷åòàíèè ñ êîìïüþòåðíûìè è ïîëèãðàôè÷åñêèìè òåõíîëîãèÿìè, íîâîå ïîêîëåíèå óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ ñôîðìèðîâàëî - â íà÷àëå êàê îäíó èç ãðàôôèòè äèñöèïëèí, à ïîòîì è êàê ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîå íàïðàâëåíèå — íîâîå ñóáêóëüòóðíîå òå÷åíèå, ïîñò-ãðàôôèòè — ñòðèò àðò. Ñòðèò àðò ñâîåé öåëüþ ñòàâèò ïðèñïîñîáëåíèå îáúåêòîâ ïîä ãîðîäñêóþ ñðåäó (îáû÷íî òàêèìè îáúåêòàìè ÿâëÿþòñÿ ñòèêåðû, ïîñòåðû, áàííåðû èëè èçîáðàæåíèÿ, ïîëó÷åííûå ïðè ïîìîùè òðàôàðåòà, à òàê æå âñÿêîãî ðîäà èíñòàëëÿöèè, ñêóëüïòóðû è ò.ï.). Òàê æå, êàê è â ãðàôôèòè, õóäîæíèê ñîçäàåò ñâîé óíèêàëüíûé çíàê, ñòèëèçîâàííûé ëîãîòèï — «ëîãî äëÿ ýãî» — è ìàðêèðóåò èì îïðåäåëåííûé ó÷àñòîê ãîðîäñêîãî ëàíäøàôòà. Íî ïðè ýòîì îí íå ïðîñòî ïðèñâàèâàåò òåððèòîðèþ, íî è äèêòóåò åå ïðî÷òåíèå çðèòåëþ, âîâëåêàåò åãî â äèàëîã, ìîäåëèðóÿ ðàçëè÷íûå ñþæåòíûå ïðîãðàììû. Àäàïòèðîâàííûå ïîä âîñïðèÿòèå ïóáëèêè, îáðàçû (â îòëè÷èå îò øðèôòîâûõ ëàêóí ãðàôôèòè) íåñóò â ñåáå îïðåäåëåííûé ýìîöèîíàëüíûé çàðÿä è ñìûñëîâóþ íàãðóçêó, óäîáî÷èòàåìóþ íà õîäó. Äëÿ äîñòèæåíèÿ íàèáîëåå àäåêâàòíîãî ïðî÷òåíèÿ çàêëàäûâàåìûõ ñìûñëîâ õóäîæíèêè íåðåäêî ïðèáåãàþò ê ïîìîùè øðèôòà, ïîäîáíî ÿçûêó êîìèêñîâ, îçâó÷èâàÿ ëèáî êîììåíòèðóÿ èçîáðàæåíèå. Ïîñêîëüêó ïðè ýòîì èñïîëüçóþòñÿ ñàìûå îáûêíîâåííûå ìàòåðèàëû, ñëèâàþùèåñÿ ñ óëè÷íîé ðåêëàìîé, ó ïðàâèòåëüñòâà íå âîçíèêàåò íåîáõîäèìîñòè ñîîáùàòü èì íåêóþ êðèìèíàëüíîñòü è óñòàíàâëèâàòü íà íèõ çàïðåò. Áîëåå òîãî, ïóáëèêà, òàê æå êàê è âëàñòè, íå ðåàãèðóþò íà ñòðèò àðò êàê íà íå÷òî àññîöèàëüíîå (÷åãî, îïÿòü æå, íåëüçÿ ñêàçàòü î ãðàôôèòè) äàæå íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî ëîçóíãè íåðåäêî ñîäåðæàò ïîëèòè÷åñêèå ïðèçûâû, à îáðàçû ñîäåðæàò â ñåáå ÿðêî âûðàæåííûé ñåêñóàëüíûé èìïóëüñ.
Objects book — Russian street art.
5
Íàïðîòèâ, ñòðèò àðò â ðÿäå ñëó÷àåâ ìàêñèìàëüíî ñîöèàëåí è çëîáîäíåâåí, âûðàæàÿ àâòîðñêóþ ðåôëåêñèþ íà îêðóæàþùóþ äåéñòâèòåëüíîñòü. Ïîñëàíèÿ òàê æå ìîãóò èìåòü íåîäíîçíà÷íîå ïðî÷òåíèå â çàâèñèìîñòè îò ìåñòà ñâîåãî ðàñïîëîæåíèÿ. Ñòðèò àðò ýêñïåðèìåíòèðóåò ñî ñðåäîé — ñ ýíâàéðîíìåíòîì, è ïîñòðîåí íà èãðå îò÷åòëèâî ïðîðèñîâàííûõ îáðàçîâ ñ ïîâåðõíîñòÿìè çäàíèé, íà êîòîðûõ îíè ðàçìåùàþòñÿ, à òàê æå ñòàëêèâàíèè êîíòðàñòíûõ îáðàçîâ èëè ðàçìåùåíèè èõ â íåîáû÷íîé ïåðñïåêòèâå. Îáúåêò çäåñü âêëþ÷àåò â ñåáÿ ñòåíó êàê ÷àñòü òîãî, ÷òî äîëæíî áûòü îò÷åòëèâî âèäèìûì â êà÷åñòâå îáðàìëÿþùåãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà, ãðàôôèòè æå åå ïðîñòî ñòèðàþò.  ýòîì ñîñòîÿò îñíîâíûå îòëè÷èÿ ñòðèò àðòà îò áîëåå çàìêíóòîãî ëåòòåðèíãà ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðû è îäíîâðåìåííî ïðè÷èíà åãî øèðîêîãî ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèÿ.  íàñòîÿùèé ìîìåíò óëèöû êðóïíåéøèõ ñòîëèö ìèðà ïîêðûòû òûñÿ÷àìè ïèêòîãðàìì, àáñòðàêòíûõ ôîðì è âñÿêîãî ðîäà ïåðñîíàæåé — ëîãîòèïîâ óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ. Ïðàêòè÷åñêè â êàæäîé ñòðàíå óæå ñôîðìèðîâàëñÿ ñâîé ñàìîáûòíûé ñòèëü. Èñêëþ÷åíèå íå ñîñòàâëÿåò è Ðîññèÿ.
6
Objects book — Russian street art.
Îñâîåíèå íîâûõ äèñöèïëèí Îñâîåíèå íîâûõ äèñöèïëèí ðîññèéñêèìè õóäîæíèêàìè ïåðâîíà÷àëüíî øëî ÷åðåç ñîñåäíèå ñòðàíû — Óêðàèíó è Áåëàðóñèþ, è ëèøü ñ ðàçâèòèåì êîììóíèêàòèâíûõ ñðåäñòâ ïåðåøëî ê áîëåå ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîé ôîðìå ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ. Ïåðâûå øàãè â ñòîðîíó ñòðèò àðòà çàìåòíû óæå â íà÷àëå 2000-õ ãã., îá ýòîì ñâèäåòåëüñòâóþò ðàáîòû Make, Êòî, Code, Êîò è Fetone. Ïîñëåäíèé äàæå èçîáðåë ïåðñîíàëüíûé èííîâàöèîííûé ïðèåì, âûâîäÿ ñâîé çíàê èç öâåòîâûõ ôîðì, äî ýòîãî ÿâëÿâøèõñÿ ïðîäóêòàìè äåÿòåëüíîñòè äðóãèõ õóäîæíèêîâ, è âïîñëåäñòâèè çàêðàøåííûõ âëàñòÿìè. Ïåðâûìè îôèöèàëüíûìè ñòðèò àðò ìåðîïðèÿòèÿìè ñ ó÷àñòèåì ðîññèéñêèõ õóäîæíèêîâ â ëèöå òâîð÷åñêîãî îáúåäèíåíèÿ «310 squad» ñòàëè ìåæäóíàðîäíûå ïðîåêòû «Don't Copy me» è ñëåäóþùèé âñëåä çà íèì «Access», îðãàíèçîâàííûå åâðîïåéñêèì ñîîáùåñòâîì «Ekosystem» â 2003 ã. Ê äàííîìó ìîìåíòó ðîññèéñêàÿ ãðàôôèòè èíäóñòðèÿ óæå âûøëà íà êà÷åñòâåííî äðóãîé óðîâåíü, ÷òî âî ìíîãîì ñâÿçàíî ñ ïîÿâëåíèåì íà ðûíêå ïðîôåññèîíàëüíîãî îáîðóäîâàíèÿ îò âåäóùèõ ìèðîâûõ ïðîèçâîäèòåëåé.  ýòîì æå ãîäó áûëî ïîëîæåíî íà÷àëî ïðîâåäåíèþ ìåðîïðèÿòèé ñ ó÷àñ-
òèåì çâåçä åâðîïåéñêîé è àìåðèêàíñêîé ãðàôôèòè ñöåíû. Ôåñòèâàëè òàêîãî ðîäà âëåêóò çà ñîáîé ñòèìóëÿöèþ ïðîöåññîâ âíóòðè êàæäîé èç äèñöèïëèí, îòðàæàÿ òåêóùåå ñîñòîÿíèå óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà íà ìèðîâîì óðîâíå. Îäíàêî ñòîèò îòìåòèòü íåêîòîðóþ îäíîëèíåéíîñòü è çàìêíóòîñòü ïîäîáíûõ àêöèé. Ïîçèöèîíèðóÿ ãðàôôèòè êàê ìåæäèñöèïëèíàðíûé èíñòèòóò, îíè íå äàþò íèêàêîãî ïðåäñòàâëåíèÿ î ñòðèò àðòå, âûíîñÿ åãî çà ãðàíèöû êóëüòóðû è îáðåêàÿ åãî íà ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîå ðàçâèòèå.  ðåçóëüòàòå ñòðèò àðò â Ðîññèè îñòàåòñÿ íà óðîâíå òàããèíãà, â òî âðåìÿ êàê íà çàïàäå îí âñå áîëüøå ïåðåõîäèò â ñôåðó ñâîáîäíîãî èñêóññòâà (free art). Áîëüøèíñòâî õóäîæíèêîâ õàîòè÷íî ðàçìåùàþò ñâîè êëèøå ïî ïðèíöèïó all over («ïîâñþäó»), çà÷àñòóþ íå èìåÿ äðóãîãî òåîðåòè÷åñêîãî îáîñíîâàíèÿ ñâîèì äåéñòâèÿì, êðîìå ìàðêèðîâàíèÿ îïðåäåëåííîé òî÷êè ñâîèì ïðèñóòñòâèåì. Áåç êîíöåïòóàëüíîé íàãðóçêè îáðàç òåðÿåò ñâîé ñìûñë, ñâîéñòâåííûé ïðîèçâåäåíèþ èñêóññòâà, ïðåâðàùàÿñü â ïîäîáèå òîðãîâîé ìàðêè, áðåíä. Çäåñü íà ëèöî ÿâíàÿ íåîáõîäèìîñòü â êîððåêòíîì èíôîðìàöèîííîì âîñïèòàíèè ðîññèéñêèõ õóäîæíèêîâ, ïðåáûâàþùèõ â ñîñòîÿíèè èäåîëîãè÷åñêîãî êðèçèñà, âûçâàííîãî îòñóòñòâèåì äîëæíîãî êîëè÷åñòâà ñîîòâåòñòâóþùèõ èíñòèòóöèé.
 íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ åäèíñòâåííûì îðãàíîì, çàíèìàþùèìñÿ ïîïóëÿðèçàöèåé ñòðèò àðòà â Ðîññèè, îáåñïå÷åíèåì åãî èíôîðìàöèîííîé áàçû è êîììóíèêàöèè, ÿâëÿåòñÿ èíòåðíåò-ïîðòàë «Visual Artifacts» (www.visualartifacts.ru), ôóíêöèîíèðóþùèé ñ 2005 ã. Îñíîâíîé çàñëóãîé äàííîãî ïðîåêòà ÿâëÿåòñÿ âûïóñê èçäàíèÿ «Objects book», ïîñâÿùåííîãî ïðîáëåìàòèêå óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà è èëëþñòðèðóþùåãî ñîâðåìåííîå ñîñòîÿíèå îòå÷åñòâåííîãî ñòðèò àðòà. Òåêóùåå ñîñòîÿíèå Íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî ðîññèéñêàÿ ãðàôôèòè øêîëà ïîñòîÿííî ðàçâèâàåòñÿ è óñïåøíî ôóíêöèîíèðóåò, îíà ïî-ïðåæíåìó îñòàåòñÿ ñâîåîáðàçíîé èíòåðïðåòèðîâàííîé êàëüêîé ñ çàïàäà è Åâðîïû, ÷òî ãîâîðèò îá îòñóòñòâèè ñàìîáûòíîãî õàðàêòåðà è íàöèîíàëüíîé îêðàñêè. Åäèíñòâåííûì îáúåäèíåíèåì, öåëåíàïðàâëåííî èñïîëüçóþùèì â ñâîåì òâîð÷åñòâå êèðèëëèöó, ÿâëÿåòñÿ êîìàíäà «Çà÷åì». Èíòåðåñíû ðàáîòû õóäîæíèêîâ èç «sick systems», ïðàêòèêóþùèõ ìåòîäèêó êîëëàæèðîâàíèÿ è èíòåãðèðóþùèõ åå ñ òðàäèöèîííîé äëÿ ãðàôôèòè êàëëèãðàôè÷åñêîé ñòèëèñòèêîé. Ñîâìåùàÿ â ñâîèõ ðàáîòàõ øðèôò, èëëþñòðàöèþ è ãðàôèêó, îíè âäûõàþò â íèõ íîâóþ æèçíü, ïðèäàâàÿ èì ìîíóìåíòàëüíóþ ýñòåòèêó.
Objects book — Russian street art.
7
Òàê æå ìîæíî îòìåòèòü çàñëóãè îáúåäèíåíèÿ 310 Squad, ýêñïåðèìåíòèðóþùåãî ñ âíåäðåíèåì â òðàäèöèîííûå ïðàêòèêè óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèõ è ýñòåòè÷åñêèõ ïðèåìîâ èç ìèðà âûñîêîãî èñêóññòâà è äèçàéíà. Ñðåäè óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ, ðàáîòàþùèõ íåïîñðåäñòâåííî ñ ïîñòåðàìè è ñòèêåðàìè, íàèáîëåå ïåðñïåêòèâíû «Zuk club», «scissors», «film 0331ñ», «august» è INFLUX.  öåëîì æå ðîññèéñêîå óëè÷íîå èñêóññòâî óæå ñåãîäíÿ âûõîäèò íà ìèðîâîé óðîâåíü, âñå ÷àùå ïðèâëåêàÿ âíèìàíèå ãàëåðåé. Èäåò ïîñòåïåííûé, äâóñòîðîííèé ïðîöåññ ñòèðàíèÿ ãðàíè ìåæäó âûñîêèì è óëè÷íûì èñêóññòâîì: îäíî èç íèõ ñòðåìèòüñÿ âûéòè çà ïðåäåëû ãàëåðåéíîãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà â ïîèñêàõ íîâûõ âûðàçèòåëüíûõ ñðåäñòâ, äðóãîå íàïðîòèâ, âíåäðÿåòñÿ â íåãî, æåëàÿ ñòàòü îáúåêòîì êóëüòóðíîãî è èñêóññòâîâåä÷åñêîãî èññëåäîâàíèÿ.
8
Objects book — Russian street art.
Prologue The modern megapolis is unthinkable without graffiti. Each person, living in the big city and running right along in its environment, daily and everywhere meets numerous graffiti , sprayed on every possible plane and surfaces of the city landscape — results of activity of the street artists, anonymously put in the city area their messages and signs, finished and self-sufficient. Many of these artists are the representatives of graffiti culture, built up in the West as self-dependent subculture trend, reached to date the status of alternative form of modern art. However quite big percent of russian citizens hitherto dispose to think that graffiti culture is an asocial phenomenon, the heritage of criminalized experience of "black" America of 1970-80th. Moreover, representation roots in mass consciousness about graffiti exclusively as about vandalism (that, in turn, is predefined by the residual effects of soviet mentality — the note of the author). Meanwhile, the majority of European street artists have deviated from such practices and turned their potential to realm of free art. The peculiarity of Russian graffiti culture concludes that it (as, however cultural-economic field as a whole) means an outdated character, in spite of the fact, that nowdays there is a permanent exchange process with foreign information channels. History The history of Russian graffiti, marked by the beginning of reformation, has begun in 1985 — concurrently with a fashion on breakdance, dance wonder of the unidentified West. At that time, in the middle of 1980-th, break-dance festivals flashed by over the whole country - from Kaliningrad to Donetsk and St.Petersburg. All this took place under the heavy information crisis conditions. Through friends, visited the USA, were obtained photos, videos, magazines — anything, that was related to a new passion. Thus, feature-documentary films "Wildstyle", "Beat Street" and "Stylewars" formed at soviet youth a concept about hip-hop culture as a symbiosis of three independent concurrent existent cultures: rap music, break-dance and graffiti. The first dancers, as one of the few, who had an access to information, were also, in that way, the first graffiti writers; by western analogy they designed stages and scenery for their break show. The next 15 years street art development also was provided by different hiphop groups activity, and hip-hop culture as a whole became the basis of native graffiti school, wittingly define it's development by American model, described by Adam Gopnik and Henry Chelfant and define font as an artistic mean of self-expression (European model of deve-
lopment, at first points also follows an American practice in many cases, turns into conceptual formation side of artistic space). Evolving from simple to complicated, from plain "tags" (stylized inscription, witch contents pen-name of the author) to unreadable tissues "wildstyle" (the highest level of flexible graffiti language) overloaded by visual effects, emancipated calligraphic conception quite promptly exhausted itself. The numerical growth of active artists in the streets, placing their existential messages everywhere, reduced by degrees to differentiation process of styles and their following calibration, excluding common viewer from the range of "readers", narrowed it exclusively up to artists. Furthermore, changes became necessary for public display of their originality in a certain moment for artists, happening not only on stylistic, but also on media level. And these changes have happened — this time the Europe became the prototype... In process of extending graffiti culture worldwide, with each new artist, entered in "mystical brotherhood" of street art there was an increasing necessity for invention of new stylistic forms and techniques with the purpose of the expression of the self among others. Thus, in the beginning of the 90's European successors of culture have gone on a way of change of character of their signatures towards appearance and concrete images. Using the experience of history of the 20'th century coupled with computer and printing technologies, new generation of street artists formed — at first as one of branch of graffiti, and then as self-dependent trend — new subculture tendency, post-graffiti — street art. Street art makes its aim the adaptation of the objects for the urban environment (as usual these objects are stickers, banners or stencils, and also all kinds of installations, sculptures etc...). Just as in graffiti, the artists create his own unique sign, stylized logo — "logo for ego" — and marks it the certain part of a city landscape. And at the same time he not only appropriates the territory, but also dictates its reading to viewer, drags him into a dialogue, simulating different plot programmes. Adapted under the audience perception, image (in contrast to font graffiti gaps) bear in itself the definite emotional charge and semantic loading, legible on the move. For achievement of the most adequate perusal of pawned senses artists quite often resort to the help of a font, similar to the language of comics, sounding or commenting on the image. Inasmuch as the usual stuff merging with street advertising is used, the government doesn't have a necessity to inform them any criminality and to establish any interdiction.
Objects book — Russian street art.
9
Moreover, audience, as the authorities, doesn't respond to street art as to something asocial (that, besides, is possible to tell about graffiti), even inspire of political appeals and strongly pronounced sexual impulse. On the contrary, street art in a number of cases is social and topical to the limit, expressing the author's reflection on surrounding validity. The messages also may have a multiple-valued perusal, depending on its location. Street art experiments with the environment, and is constructed on game of distinctly traced images with surfaces of buildings on with they are placed and as colliding of contrast images or their accommodation in unusual prospect. The object includes here wall as a part of that should be clearly visible as framing space, graffiti it simply erase. In it the basic differences of street art from more secluded lettering of graffiti culture and co current the cause of its wide circulation. In presented streets of the biggest capitals of the world are covered by thousand pictograms, abstract forms and any sort of characters — logos of sidewalk artists. Almost in every country the original style was already generated. Exception isn't made also by Russia.
10
Objects book — Russian street art.
Development of new disciplines The development of new disciplines by the Russian artists originally went through neighboring countries — Ukraine and Belorussia and only with development of sociable means got to more independent forms of being. First steps in street art direction were already noticed in the beginning of 2000's, the works of Make, Kto, Code and Fetone were the evidence about that. The last one even invented a personal innovation way of making his sing from color forms, witches were used by other artists before, and witch were overprinted by the authorities afterwards. The first official street art action with Russian artists in the person of "310 squad" were the international projects "Don't Copy Me" and after that "Access", organized by European community "Ekosystem" in 2003. At the present moment Russian graffiti industry has turned out on the high-quality level, what is incidental by and large with the advent of professional equipment of the world's leading producers on the market. Actions with European and American graffiti stars have developed this year. Festivals of such kind attract the stimulation of the processes inside of each discipline, reflecting the current state of street art world wide. However these actions are single-typed and
secluded. Positioning graffiti as the interdisciplinary institution, they didn't give an estimate about street art, excluding it from the culture boarders and dooming it to self-development. As a result, street art in Russia remains at the tagging level, while in the West it proceeds to free art field. The majority of artists confused place their cliches all over; often they don't have any other explanation of their acts, as marking the location they visit. Without a conceptional loading image loses it meaning, peculiar to work of art, turning into a likeness to merchandise mark, brand. There is present evident necessity of proper information upbringing of Russian artists, being in the ideological crisis, the due quantity of corresponding institutions caused by absence. Now the unique body, popularization street art in Russia, maintenance of its information base and the communications, the Internet-portal Visual Artifacts, www.visualartifacts.ru, established in 2005.
Objects book — Russian street art.
11
Current state In spite of the fact that Russian graffiti school constantly develops and successfully functions, it still remains the original interpreted tracingpaper from the West and the Europe, that points to absence of original character and national coloration. The only union purposefully using the cyrillics in their art, is the "Zachem" team. Works of artists from "Sick systems", practicing a technique of montaging and integrating it with traditional for graffiti calligraphically stylistics are interesting. Combining in the works a font, an illustration and graphic art, they inhale in them a new life, giving to them a monumental aesthetics. As it is possible to note merits of 310 Squad, experimenting with introduction in traditional practice of street art of stylistic and aesthetic receptions from the world of high art and design. Among the sidewalk artists working directly with posters and stickers, are the most perspective "Zuk club", "Scissors", "Film 0331c", "August" and INFLUX crew. As a whole the Russian street art today comes out on a world level, even more often attracting attention of galleries. There is a gradual, bilateral process of deleting the side between high and street art: one of them aspires to fall outside the limits of the gallery space in searches of new expressive means, inculcate in it, wishing to become an object of cultural and art criticism research.
12
Objects book — Russian street art.
Photos: 05 06 07 08 10 11 12
page: page: page: page: page: page: page:
Visual artifacts, msk (ph. Savchenko R.) Zachem + August, msk | Fet (310 squad), msk. Zachem + Search and upgrade, spb (ph. 16:59) Zachem, msk | August, msk | Scissors, msk Most (NFF), msk | Fet (310 squad), msk Zachem + Search and upgrade, spb (ph. 16:59) Search and upgrade, spb
UNPLATE Members: Ben, Mitch Location: Krasnodar, Russia Web: www.unplate.com
Unplate — ýòî êîìàíäà, ñîñòîÿùàÿ èç äâóõ íåçàâèñèìûõ õóäîæíèêîâ Áåíà è Ìèò÷à. Ê ãðàôôèòè îáà ïðèøëè â ïåðèîä ñ 1998-2000 ãã., íåïîñðåäñòâåííî ñîâìåñòíîå òâîð÷åñòâî íà÷àëîñü â 2004 ã.  íà÷àëå òâîð÷åñêîãî ïóòè õóäîæíèêè íåîäíîêðàòíî îáðàùàëèñü ê êîìïüþòåðíûì èãðàì, à òàê æå ê àáñòðàêòíîé æèâîïèñè, âûïîëíåííîé â òåõíèêå ìîíîòèïèè. Ñòèëèñòè÷åñêè ýòî áðóòàëüíî-ïðîâàêàöèîííàÿ, íåàäåêâàòíàÿ, à ïîçäíåå è ëîãîòèïíàÿ ãðàôèêà, ñâîèì ñîäåðæàíèåì ìîìåíòàëüíî ïðèâëåêàâøàÿ âíèìàíèå ïóáëèêè. Õóäîæíèêè ïðîäîëæàþò ýêñïåðèìåíòèðîâàòü, èñïîëüçîâàòü ðàçëè÷íûå ìàòåðèàëû è òåõíîëîãèè, òåì ñàìûì âñå äàëüøå îòõîäÿ îò òðàäèöèîííîãî ãðàôôèòè. Ðàáîòàÿ ñ íåîðäèíàðíûìè ôîðìàìè è ñòèëèñòèêàìè, õóäîæíèêè àêòèâíî èñïîëüçóþò â ñâîåì òâîð÷åñòâå êàê óëè÷íîå, òàê è âèðòóàëüíîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî, ñâîåé öåëüþ ñòàâÿ äîíåñåíèå ñâîåãî òâîð÷åñòâà, îáðàçîâ è èäåé ìàêñèìàëüíîìó êîëè÷åñòâó çðèòåëåé.
14
Objects book — Unplate
Unplate is the team that consists of two independent artists Ben and Mitch. They've come to graffiti during 1998-2000, directly their joint creativity has begun in 2004. In the beginning of the creative development artists repeatedly addressed to computer games, and just as to the abstract painting executed in technics single-type style. Stylisticly it is brutal-provocative, inadequate, and later also a logo graphics, the substance instantly drawn attention of public. Artists continue to experiment, use various materials and technologies, that all further departing from traditional graffiti.Working with not ordinary forms and stylistics, artists actively use in their creative works both street, and virtual space, the purpose is to inform about their creation, images and ideas to a maximum number of viewers.
Objects book — Unplate
15
INCUBUS PROJECT Members: Inky, Motani, Mofo Location: S. Petersburg, Russia The INCUBUS PROJECT — «çëîé ãåíèé», ñîòâîðèâøèé ïîñòèíäóñòðèàëüíûé ìèð, ïîãðóæåííûé â ïðîâîäà è áåçäóøíûå ìåõàíèçìû, èìåþùèå îäíàêî óòîïè÷åñêèå íàäåæäû íà ïðàâî ñîñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ ñ ïðèðîäîé. Èñòî÷íèêîì âäîõíîâåíèÿ ïîñëóæèëè ñòàðûå äîáðûå òðàíñôîðìåðû, LEGO, ÷åðíî-áåëûå ôèëüìû Ãîäàðà, ëîìàííûå ðèòìû PREFUSE 73 è Amon Tobin. Èçîáðàæåíèÿ ñîñòàâëÿþòñÿ ìíîãîñëîéíûìè òðàôàðåòàìè, ïóòåì êîëëàæà. Õàðàêòåðíà ÷åðíî-áåëàÿ ãðàôèêà è ýëåìåíòû øðèôòîâîãî äèçàéíà. Êîìïîçèöèè íà óëèöå ÿâëÿþòñÿ èìïðîâèçàöèåé è çàâèñÿò îò ôîðìàòà ñòåíû è õàðàêòåðà îêðóæàþùåãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà.
16
Objects book — Incubus project
The INCUBUS PROJECT — "the malicious genius", that created postindustrial world shipped in wires and heartless mechanisms, utopian hopes have however the right of coexistence with the nature. As a source of inspiration were old transformers, LEGO, black-and-white Godar films, PREFUSE 73 broken rhythms and Amon Tobin. Images are made by multilayered stencils, by a collage. Black-and-white graphics and elements of font design are typical. Compositions in the street are improvisation and depend on a format of a wall and character of surrounding space.
17
+ Scissors, Moscow
Members: Bigud, Volum, Nayr Location: Moscow, Russia
18
Objects book — Influx crew
Objects book — Influx crew
19
20
Objects book — Influx crew
+ Bodik, Moscow
+Scheme+Mambo(56), Moscow
Objects book — Influx crew
21
+August, Moscow
22
Objects book — Influx crew
+ Ches, Moscow
Objects book — Influx crew
23
Members: Kto, Most, Pozke, Klyikov A. Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.zachem.su
Objects book — No future forever
Êîìàíäà «Çà÷åì» èçíà÷àëüíî áûëà ñôîðìèðîâàíà èç ëþäåé çàíèìàþùèõñÿ, òàê ñêàçàòü, èäåéíûì ãðàôôèòè, óæå ïîòîì, â ïðîöåññå ðàçâèòèÿ ñòàëî ÿñíî, ÷òî ñëîâî «Çà÷åì» äî êîíöà íå ìîæåò áûòü ðåàëèçîâàíî íè â ãðàôôèòè, íè â äðóãîé òâîð÷åñêîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè, ò.ê. âîïðîñ «çà÷åì?» ÿâëÿåòñÿ öåëüþ è ïåðâîïðè÷èíîé ëþáîãî äåéñòâèÿ «âîîáùå». Âñïîìíèì ðóññêóþ êëàññè÷åñêóþ ëèòåðàòóðó «Òâàðü ÿ äðîæàùàÿ èëè ïðàâî èìåþ?», «Êòî âèíîâàò?» è ò.ä. Ïðîåêò «No future forever» ÿâëÿåòñÿ ìåíåå îïòèìèñòè÷íûì, à òî÷íåå áîëåå òðåçâûì âûðàæåíèåì íàøèõ âçãëÿäîâ íà ïðîèñõîäÿùåå â ñîâðåìåííîì îáùåñòâå, åñëè â ãðàôôèòè ìèðå è ìèðå èñêóññòâà èìååòñÿ â âèäó îòñóòñòâèå îùóòèìûõ ìàòåðèàëüíûõ èëè ñîöèàëüíî çíà÷èìûõ ïåðñïåêòèâ ó õóäîæíèêà, òî â îáùåñòâå, êàê òàêîâîì, ìû âèäèì ìíîãî íàêîïèâøèõñÿ ïðîáëåì ãëîáàëüíîãî õàðàêòåðà, êîòîðûå íå ðåøàþòñÿ, à íàîáîðîò ïîäìåíÿþòñÿ âñåîáùåé ëàòåíòíîñòüþ àìáèâàëåíòíîñòüþ è àñîöèàëüíîñòüþ ëþäåé, êàê ïðîñòûõ îáûâàòåëåé, òàê è òåõ, êòî ïî ñâîåìó ñòàòóñó îáÿçàí ðåøàòü ýòè ïðîáëåìû, à íå íàäåâàòü ðîçîâûå î÷êè...
ÍÔÔ âûõîäèò çà ðàìêè ñòàíäàðòíîãî ãðàôôèòè êàê èäåéíî, òàê è òåõíè÷åñêè, ìû íå çàíèìàåìñÿ áåñêîíå÷íûì íàïèñàíèåì ñâîèõ èìåí íà ïîåçäàõ àýðîçîëüíûìè áàëëîí÷èêàìè, âìåñòî ýòîãî ìû ðèñóåì ñþæåòíûå êîìïîçèöèè, êàæäàÿ èç êîòîðûõ îòðàæàåò èäåþ «Áåç áóäóùåãî Íàâñåãäà», òåõíè÷åñêè æå ìû òàê æå ñòàðàåìñÿ èñïîëüçîâàòü íå ñâîéñòâåííûå ãðàôôèòè êóëüòóðå ìàòåðèàëû, ïðè ýòîì ìåñòà ñîçäàíèÿ ðàáîò êîìàíäû âûáèðàåòñÿ, ñ ó÷åòîì òàêòèêè ãðàôôèòè ýêñïàíñèè, íî ôîðìà è ñîäåðæàíèå íàøèõ ïîñëàíèé çàìåòíî îòëè÷àþòñÿ îò ïðèâû÷íîãî ãðàôôèòè.  Åâðîïå ñóùåñòâóåò ñëîæèâøàÿñÿ, äàæå îò÷àñòè çàêîñòåíåëàÿ, ñóáêóëüòóðà ãðàôôèò÷èêîâ è ñòðèò àðòèñòîâ, — ïîÿñíþ, ìîæíî âñþ æèçíü ïîëó÷àÿ ïîñîáèå èëè ãðàíòû, ðèñîâàòü äëÿ òàêèõ æå ëþìïåíèçèðîâàííûõ ýëåìåíòîâ ãîðîäñêîé êóëüòóðû, ýòî, ïî ñóòè, îçíà÷àåò âàðèòüñÿ â ñâî¸ì ñîêó è ïîëíîñòüþ èãíîðèðîâàòü îñòàëüíûõ ó÷àñòíèêîâ êóëüòóðíîãî ïðîöåññà, îñòàëüíûõ ãîðîæàí, çðèòåëÿìè òàêèõ ðàáîò ñòàíîâÿòñÿ òîëüêî ñàìè ó÷àñòíèêè ãðàôôèòè äâèæåíèÿ, è ãðàôôèò÷èê çàìûêàåòñÿ íà ñâîåé òóñîâêå, çàáûâàÿ î òîì, ÷òî óëèöà ìîùíåéøàÿ ñðåäà, ÷åðåç íåå ìîæíî âûðàçèòü èäåè ñëîæíåå ÷åì áàíàëüíîå «ß Ñàì, Ìîÿ Êîìàíäà, Ìîè Äðóçüÿ, Ìîÿ Òóñîâêà». No Future-ó òàêîãî ñòàíäàðòíîãî, áàíàëüíîãî, «îðèäæèíàë» ãðàôôèòè «íåò áóäóùåãî», íî îíî æèâåò íàñòîÿùèì è íåèñòðåáèìî, — ò.å. FOREVER No future Forever ýòî ýêñïîðòíûé âàðèàíò «çà÷åì», ñ ó÷åòîì ñèòóàöèè â ñòðèò àðò òóñîâêå íà çàïàäå è ó íàñ, ò.ê. ê ñîæàëåíèþ Ìîñêâà è äðóãèå ãîðîäà Ðîññèè èäóò ïðîòîðåííîé äîðîæêîé.. Àíàëîãà ñëîâà «çà÷åì» â àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå íåò, åñòü «äëÿ ÷åãî», «îò ÷åãî» è «ïî÷åìó», à «çà÷åì» îáúåäèíÿåò öåëü è ïðè÷èíó. Âîò åùå îäíà ïðè÷èíà ïî êîòîðîé «Çà÷åì» ïî÷òè íå èçâåñòíà íà çàïàäå êàê èäåéíûå ãðàôôèò÷èêè, äëÿ íèõ ÇÀ×ÅÌ ýòî òîëüêî áóêâû, à WHY èëè FOR WHAT — íå íàø âàðèàíò.
The team "Zachem" was generated from the people engaged, so to speak, an ideological graffiti, already then, during development it became clear, that the word "Zachem" cannot be realized up to the end neither in graffiti, nor in other creative activity, since a question "what for?" is the purpose and the original cause of any action in general. Let's recollect the Russian classical literature "I'm the shivering creature or i have the right?", "who is guilty? " etc. "No future forever" project is less optimistically, to be exact more sober expression of our view on the happening in a modern society if in the graffiti world and in the world of art to have in view the absence of notable material or social significant prospects for the artist, that in the society, as those, we see many collected problems of global character which are not solved, and vice verse substituted general by latency, ambivalence and asocial of people as an average citizen, and those who under the status are to solve these problems, instead of putting on pink glasses... NFF is beyond the standard graffiti both ideologically and technically, we are not supposed to endless writing our names on trains with aerosol, instead of this we draw subject images, each of which reflects the idea "NO FUTURE FOREVER", technically we also try to use not peculiar to graffiti culture materials, at that, the place of works creation of the team selects, taking into account graffiti expansion tactics, but the form and the matter of our messages noticeably differ from habitual graffiti. In Europe exists developed, even partly numbed, graffiti writers and street artists subculture , — I shall explain, it is possible all your life being on welfare or grants to draw for same lights elements of city culture, as a matter of fact, it means to be in your own way and completely ignore other participants of cultural process, other city dwellers, the spectators of such works become only participants of graffiti movements, and graffiti writer becomes isolated on the party, forgetting that street is the most powerful environment, it is possible to express ideas more difficultly than banal through it "I, My Team, My Friends, My Party". No Future for such standard, banal, "original" graffiti "no future", but it lives the present and it is ineradicable, — i.e. FOREVER. No future Forever is an export variant for "what for", taking into account the situation in the street art party in the West and those that we have, since unfortunately Moscow and Russian cities go the beated path... I shall distract, — there is no prototype for "what for" in English, there is only "wherefore" "from what" and "why", and "what for" unites the purpose and the reason. We have one more reason on which "What for" is not known almost in the West as the ideological graffiti writers, for them WHAT FOR is only letters, and WHY or FOR WHAT, — not our variant.
Objects book — No future forever
Objects book — No future forever
310 SQUAD Members: Fet, Zeane, Mo Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.310squad.ru
310 squad — ýòî ãðóïïà ìîëîäûõ ìîñêîâñêèõ õóäîæíèêîâ â ëèöå Ñòåïàíà Êðàñíîâà, Äìèòðèÿ Ëåâî÷êèíà è Àíäðåÿ Öåëóéêî. Ãðóïïà cóùåñòâóåò ñ 1997 ã. è íåîäíîêðàòíî ïðèíèìàëà ó÷àñòèå â êðóïíûõ ðîññèéñêèõ è ìåæäóíàðîäíûõ ïðîåêòàõ, ïîñâÿùåííûõ óëè÷íîìó èñêóññòâó, òàêèõ êàê «Don't copy me», «Aññåss», «Ñîwparade», «Urban Animals» è äð.  íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ ãðóïïà àêòèâíî çàíèìàåòñÿ ñòðèò-àðòîì, èñêóññòâîì è äèçàéíîì, ðàáîòàÿ ñ ñàìûìè ðàçëè÷íûìè èçîáðàçèòåëüíûìè ñðåäñòâàìè — æèâîïèñü, ãðàôèêà, ôîòîãðàôèÿ, ñêóëüïòóðà, îáúåêò, è äð. Èíòåðåñ 310 Squad ñîñòîèò â òîì, ÷òî â îòëè÷èå îò áîëüøèíñòâà ðîññèéñêèõ êîìàíä, ñëåäóþùèõ êëàññè÷åñêîé (àìåðèêàíñêîé) òðàäèöèè ãðàôôèòè è èñïîëüçóþùèõ øðèôò êàê ãèïåðêîìïîíåíò ñâîåãî òâîð÷åñòâà, äàííûé êîëëåêòèâ ôîðìèðóåò ñâîþ ñîáñòâåííóþ êîíöåïöèþ ïîñòðîåíèÿ õóäîæåñòâåííîãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà, ýêñïåðèìåíòèðóÿ ñ âíåäðåíèåì â òðàäèöèîííûå ïðàêòèêè ñòðèò-àðòà ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèõ è ýñòåòè÷åñêèõ ïðèåìîâ èç ìèðà âûñîêîãî
28
Objects book — 310 squad
èñêóññòâà è äèçàéíà. Òàê, íàïðèìåð, â òðàäèöèîííóþ êàëëèãðàôè÷åñêóþ ñèñòåìó ãðàôôèòè âñòðàèâàþòñÿ àáñòðàêöèÿ è ïîïàðò, ðåàëèçì è ìèíèìàëèçì, ãðàôèêà è ò.ï., ÷àñòè÷íî èíòåãðèðóÿ èëè æå ïîëíîñòüþ âûòåñíÿÿ øðèôò êàê ãèïåðêîìïîíåíò. Ôèíàëüíîå èçîáðàæåíèå ïðè ýòîì îñòàåòñÿ îáëàñòüþ ñâîáîäíîãî ìîäåëèðîâàíèÿ, ñèíòåçà, èíòåðïðåòàöèè. Îòäåëüíûå òåõíèêè è ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèå ïðèåìû ïëàñòè÷åñêèõ ÿçûêîâ àêàäåìè÷åñêîé æèâîïèñè, ãðàôôèòè è âåá-äèçàéíà ñòàëêèâàþòñÿ äðóã ñ äðóãîì â ïðåäåëàõ ïðîñòðàíñòâà îòäåëüíûõ ïëîñêîñòåé, îáðàçóÿ òàêèì îáðàçîì åäèíóþ êîìïîçèöèþ è ïðèäàâàÿ ñòåíå ñòàòóñ àðò-îáúåêòà. Äëÿ 310 squad âñåãäà õàðàêòåðíà «æèâîïèñü äåéñòâèÿ», èìïðîâèçàöèÿ, ïîñòðîåííàÿ íà ñïîíòàííîì ïðèíÿòèè ðåøåíèé; èõ ðàáîòû — ýòî äèàëîã ñóáêóëüòóðû è ñîâðåìåííîãî èñêóññòâà, ðåçóëüòàò ìíîãîëåòíåãî îïûòà ðàáîòû ñ òåõíèêîé ñïðåÿ è ïîñòîÿííîãî ýêñïåðèìåíòà â îáëàñòè ãðàôôèòè.
310 squad is a group of young Moscow artists on behalf of Stephan Krasnov, Dmitry Levochkin and Andrey Tseluiko. Team exists since 1997 year. And repeatedly took part in great Russian and international projects, devoted to street art, such as "Don't copy me", "Access", "Ñîwparade" and "Urban Animals". Now the group actively is engaged in street art, art and design, with the most various graphic means - painting, graphics, photo, sculpture, object, etc. 310 Squad interest consists that the majority of Russian teams using a font as a hyper component of the creativity, the given collective forms the own concept of construction of the art space, experimenting with introducing into traditional practice of street art stylistic and aesthetic receptions from the world of high art and design. So, for example, the abstraction and pop art, realism and minimalism are built in traditional calligraphic graffiti system, graphics, etc., partially integrating or completely superseding the font as a hyper component. The image at that remains the absolute means of modelling, classification, interpretation. Some techniques and stylistic receptions of plastic languages of the academic painting, graffiti and web-design collide with each other within the limits of space of separate planes, forming thus united composition and giving to a wall the status of the art-object. The works of 310 squad is a dialogue of subculture and the modern art, result of a long-term experience with techniques of spray and constant experiment in the field of graffiti.
Objects book — 310 squad
29
FET, Êðàñíîâ Ñòåïàí — óëè÷íûé õóäîæíèê, ÷ëåí òâîð÷åñêîé ãðóïïû «310squad». Ìíîãîãðàííàÿ òâîð÷åñêàÿ åäèíèöà. Çà íåïîëíûå 10 ëåò ïðàêòèêè óëè÷íîãî ðèñîâàíèÿ àâòîð ïîñòåïåííî îòîøåë îò ñîçäàíèÿ øðèôòîâ è ïåðåêëþ÷èëñÿ íà ñîçäàíèå îáðàçîâ, ñþæåòîâ è êîìïîçèöèé, â ðåçóëüòàòå ñôîðìèðîâàë ñâîé íåïîâòîðèìûé ïî÷åðê, áóäü òî àáñòðàêòíûé ýêñïðåññèîíèçì, ìèíèìàëèçì èëè ïîï-àðò. Òâîð÷åñêèé ñïåêòð ñåðèé, ñîçäàííûõ àâòîðîì, â òîì ÷èñëå è íà óëèöå, î÷åíü øèðîê — âñå ýòî ðåçóëüòàò ñàìîáûòíîãî ôîðìèðîâàíèÿ õóäîæåñòâåííîãî ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ. «Ïîï-àðò» — â ýòîé ñåðèè àâòîð öèòèðóåò Ðîÿ Ëèõòåíøòåéíà, ñîçäàâàÿ ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ â åãî ñòèëå íà óëèöå, ÷àñòî èëëþñòðèðóÿ ôðàãìåíòû ñîáñòâåííîãî áûòà óíèâåðñàëüíûì ÿçûêîì êîìèêñîâ, ëèáî ñîçäàâàÿ àáñòðàêòíûå ïåéçàæè, ïðèìåíÿåò òå æå ñòèëèñòè÷åñêèå ïðèåìû è öâåòîâûå ðåøåíèÿ. Îáðàçû, êîòîðûå èñïîëüçóåò àâòîð, çàèìñòâîâàíû èç ðîìàíòè÷åñêèõ êîìèêñîâ 60-õ. Âñå ýòî â ñî÷åòàíèè ñ óíèêàëüíîé òåõíèêîé, â ðåçóëüòàòå êîòîðîé óâåëè÷åííàÿ ðàñòðîâàÿ òî÷êà ïðèîáðåòàåò äðóãîå ýñòåòè÷åñêîå çíà÷åíèå, ïðîèçâîäèò íåâåðîÿòíûé ýôôåêò.
FET Member of: 310 squad Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.310squad.ru
30
Objects book — Fet, 310 squad
FET, Stephan Krasnov — street artist, member of the creative group "310squad", the polyhedral creative unit. With almost 10 years of street art practice, the artist left calligraphy techniques and began to create images, plots and compositions. He formed his own unique style in different kinds of art: abstract impressionism, minimalism and pop-art. The creative spectrum of the series created by this artist is extremely wide — all of this results from a original auto-expressionism. “Pop-art": In this series, the artist refers to Roy Liechtenstein, creating works on the street in his style and illustrating fragments of his own life with the universal language of comics or with abstract landscapes. The artist uses romantic comic images from the 60's. This produces an incredible effect, especially in combination with the technique of increased raster points that stimulates another sense of aesthetics.
Objects book — Fet, 310 squad
31
ZEANE
Member of: 310 squad Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.310squad.ru
Âñÿêàÿ àáñòðàêöèÿ — ðåçóëüòàò ðàñïàäà íåêîé êëàññè÷åñêîé ñèñòåìû.  äàííîì ñëó÷àå òàêîé ñèñòåìîé ÿâëÿåòñÿ øðèôò — ýññåíöèÿ ãðàôôèòè-êóëüòóðû. Çàðîäèâøèñü êàê ñèìáèîç ôîðìû è öâåòà îòäåëüíûõ ãðàôåì, â óñëîâèÿõ ïîèñêà ñòèëèñòè÷åñêîé ñàìîáûòíîñòè îí ïðîõîäèò äëèòåëüíûé ïðîöåññ ðàñïàäà: îò êîìïîçèöèé èç êîíêðåòíûõ ÷èòàåìûõ áóêâ äî ïîëíîñòüþ àáñòðàêòíûõ ôîðì, ïîðîæäåííûõ ñïåöèôè÷åñêèì ñî÷åòàíèåì ëèíèé è óãëîâ. Ôîðìà, ïîñòîÿííî ìóòèðóÿ è òðàíñôîðìèðóÿñü ïîä âîçäåéñòâèåì öâåòà è ëèíèè, ïðèîáðåòàåò ðàçëè÷íûå ýñòåòè÷åñêèå è ýíåðãåòè÷åñêèå ñâîéñòâà. Ðåçêèé êîíòðàñò öâåòà, ïëàñòèêà ëèíèè, åå èçãèá, òîëùèíà, çäåñü âûñòóïàþò îñíîâíûìè ôîðìîîáðàçóþùèìè. Ñëèâàÿñü â åäèíûé ìîíîëèò, âñå ýòè êîìïîíåíòû ïîðîæäàþò ãèïåðêîìïîíåíò — ôîðìó, ïðåäñòàâëÿþùóþ ñîáîé ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíóþ ýñòåòè÷åñêóþ öåííîñòü.
32
Objects book — Zeane, 310 squad
Ïîìèìî ýíåðãåòè÷åñêîãî çàðÿäà, ôîðìà íåñåò â ñåáå îáðàçíîñòü, âñåãäà îñòàþùóþñÿ äëÿ çðèòåëÿ â îáëàñòè âîîáðàæàåìîãî. Ïðè÷åì îáðàçíîñòü íå êîíêðåòíóþ. Êîíêðåòíîé, èäåíòèôèöèðóåìîé, îíà ñòàíîâèòñÿ èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî ïðè ðàáîòå ñ ôîðìàìè êîíêðåòíûõ âåùåé è ñóùåñòâ. Òàê, ïðè ñîçäàíèè îáðàçîâ æèâîòíûõ, áàçèñíîé îñíîâîé äëÿ õóäîæíèêà âûñòóïàåò ôîðìà ñàìîãî æèâîòíîãî. Òðàåêòîðèè ëèíèé è óãëîâ âíóòðè ôîðìû ïîìîãàþò ïåðåäàòü åãî ñîñòîÿíèå, äèíàìèêó åãî äåéñòâèé. Öâåò, çàïîëíÿþùèé îïðåäåëåííóþ îáëàñòü ôîðìû, îòâå÷àåò çà ïåðåäà÷ó ñâåòà è òåíè.  ðåçóëüòàòå, ïîëó÷àåòñÿ íåêèé «ôèãóðàòèâíî-àáñòðàêòíûé» îáðàç æèâîòíîãî: ôîðìà (ñèëóýò) îñòàåòñÿ îðèãèíàëüíîé (êîíêðåòíîé) äåòàëè — àáñòðàêòíûìè.  ñî÷åòàíèè ñ îïðåäåëåííîé öâåòîâîé ãàììîé, ýòè êîìïîíåíòû ñîñòàâëÿþò îðèãèíàëüíóþ ñòèëèñòèêó, ñòàâøóþ âèçèòíîé êàðòî÷êîé õóäîæíèêà, åãî óíèêàëüíûì è óçíàâàåìûì ïî÷åðêîì.
Any abstraction — result of certain classical system disintegration. In this case such system is the font — an essence of graffiti-culture. Having arisen as the symbiosis of the form and color of separate graphemes, in conditions of search of stylistic originality he passes long process of disintegration: from readable letters compositions up to completely abstract forms, generated by a specific combination and corners. The shape gets various aesthetic and power properties, mutating constantly by the color and the line. Sharp contrast of color, plastic of a line, its bend, and thickness is the basic form-building components. Merging in a uniform monolith, all these components generate a hyper component — the independent aesthetic form. Besides a power charge, the form carries the figurativeness, which is always remaining for the spectator in the field of imagined. And figurativeness not concrete. It gets concrete and identified with the form of animals and human only. So, for the artist the main is the form of the animal at creation of animal's images. A trajectories of lines and corners inside the shape helps to recognize animal's condition and dynamics of its movements. The color filling certain area of the form is responsible for transfer of light and a shadow. In result, a certain "figurative - abstract" image of an animal turns out: the form (shape) remains original (concrete) details — abstract. With a certain color scale combination, these components make the original style that becomes his unique and recognized handwriting.
Objects book — Zeane, 310 squad
33
..
NEK Members: Paek, Buek, Chaek, Kleek, Konek, Folek, Maek, Batek, Denek Location: Moscow, Russia
Êîìàíäà ÍÅÊ, èëè «Íþõàòü Åñëè Êëåé». Îñíîâàíà 23 ôåâðàëÿ 2001 ãîäà. Ñ ïåðâûõ äíåé ñâîåãî ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ äàííûé êîëëåêòèâ ñòàë ïîçèöèîíèðîâàòü ñåáÿ êàê ñàìàÿ íåàäåêâàòíàÿ êîìàíäà ìîñêîâñêîé ãðàôôèòè-ñöåíû, ïîðàæàÿ è óäèâëÿÿ îêðóæàþùèõ ñâîèì ïîâåäåíèåì íà ãðàôôèòè-ôåñòèâàëÿõ.  îñíîâå ñòèëÿ — ýïàòàæ, àãðåññèÿ è øîê. Áóäó÷è íåòðàäèöèîíàëèñòàìè, ÷ëåíû êîìàíäû ÍÅÊ ñòàðàþòñÿ íå ïðèäåðæèâàòüñÿ êàêèõ-òî êîíêðåòíûõ, óæå ñóùåñòâóþùèõ ñòèëåé. Íàïðîòèâ, íàõîäÿñü â ñîñòîÿíèè ïîñòîÿííîãî ïîèñêà è ýêñïåðèìåíòà, îíè ñòðåìÿòñÿ ñîçäàòü íå÷òî îðèãèíàëüíîå è èííîâàöèîííîå. Ñðåäè õàðàêòåðíûõ ïðèåìîâ, íàèáîëåå ÷àñòî èñïîëüçóåìûõ õóäîæíèêàìè â ñâîèõ ðàáîòàõ, ìîæíî âûäåëèòü îáëèâàíèå êðàñêîé, âûáðîñû ñëèçè, à òàê æå ïåðåãðóæåííîñòü âèçóàëüíûìè ýëåìåíòàìè ñ ýñòåòèêîé â äóõå òðýø-àðòà. Íà ñåãîäíÿøíèé äåíü êîìàíäà ÍÅÊ ÿâëÿåòñÿ îäíèì èç ñàìûõ íåôîðìàëüíûõ êîëëåêòèâîâ, çàíèìàþùèõñÿ óëè÷íûì èñêóññòâîì...
Team NEK, was created in February 23, 2001. Since first days of the existence the collective position itself as the most inadequate team of the Moscow graffiti-stage, amazing and surprising surrounding people with their behaviors at the graffiti-festivals. In a basis of style — aggression and a shock. Being nontradition, members of team NEK try to not adhere to any certain, already existing styles. Being constantly in a searching and experimenting condition, they aspire to create something original and innovative. Pour with paint, surges of slime and congestion with visual elements of trash-art are the characteristic receptions most frequently used by artists in their works. Now NEK is one of the most informal collectives engaged in street art...
34
Objects book — NEK crew
Objects book — NEK crew
35
APL315 36
Member of: Fatcr. Location: Odessa, Ukraine Web: www.fotolog.com/apl315
+elak, Odessa
Objects book — Apl315, Fatcr
37
IK
Members: AEC, WaOne Location: Kiev, Ukraine Web: www.supergrafika.com.ua
Èñïîêîí âåêîâ ñàêðàëüíîå ïðèòÿãèâàåò ÷åëîâåêà. Òåìà ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ ïàðàëëåëüíûõ ìèðîâ ïîñòîÿííî ïðèâëåêàåò âíèìàíèå ïèñàòåëåé, õóäîæíèêîâ, ðåæèññåðîâ... Êèåâñêèå õóäîæíèêè IK íå èñêëþ÷åíèå, â ñâîåì òâîð÷åñòâå îíè ðàñêðûâàþò ñóáúåêòèâíóþ òî÷êó çðåíèÿ. Àâòîðû çíàêîìÿò çðèòåëÿ ñ âîëøåáíûì ìèðîì îòëè÷íûõ îò ÷åëîâåêà ðàçóìíûõ ñóùåñòâ, ñïîñîáíûõ, íåñìîòðÿ íà èõ ÷óæäîñòü ëþäñêîé ñðåäå îáèòàíèÿ, â ëþáîé ìîìåíò âìåøàòüñÿ â çåìíóþ æèçíü. Ñâîèìè ðàáîòàìè îíè äàþò âîçìîæíîñòü îùóòèòü ýòîò íåäîñòóïíûé äëÿ ñìåðòíûõ ìèð, ïî÷óâñòâîâàòü, ïðèáëèçèòüñÿ ê íåìó. Ïðè ýòîì çðèòåëü âûñòóïàåò ëèøü â ðîëè íàáëþäàòåëÿ, íî íèêàê íå ñîó÷àñòíèêà èçîáðàæàåìîãî — îí ëèøåí ñïîñîáíîñòè êàêèì ëèáî îáðàçîì èçìåíÿòü è äîïîëíÿòü åãî.
38
Objects book — IK crew
Ñîçäàâàÿ ñâîè ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ, àâòîðû âñÿêèé ðàç îòêðûâàþò íåêóþ ÷àñòèöó ýòîãî ìèðà è, ïðîïóñòèâ ÷åðåç ñåáÿ, äåëàþò âîçìîæíûì åå ñîçåðöàíèå. Àâòîðû íå ñîçäàþò ýòîò ìèð, îíè ëèøü äåëàþò åãî ïðîåêöèþ íà ñòåíå, äîïóñêàÿ âïîëíå âåðîÿòíûì åãî ðåàëüíîå ñóùåñòâîâàíèå. Ñàìè ïåðñîíàæè, èçîáðàæàåìûå õóäîæíèêàìè â ñâîèõ êàðòèíàõ, íåðåäêî âûñòóïàþò èõ ñîáñòâåííûìè ïðîîáðàçàìè. Êðîìå òîãî, âñå, ÷òî îêðóæàåò ïåðñîíàæåé â «òîì» ìèðå, ÿâëÿåòñÿ ïðîîáðàçîì íàñòîÿùåãî, ðåàëüíîãî ìèðà, ñ åãî íàñóùíûìè ïðîáëåìàìè, òàêèìè êàê: äîáðî è çëî, ëþáîâü è íåíàâèñòü, ðàäîñòü è ïå÷àëü... Ýòî ïðîîáðàç òîãî ìèðà, â êîòîðîì ìû êîãäà-òî áûëè, èëè êîãäàòî áóäåì òàì...
Since the beginning of time, humans have been attracted by sacral elements. The theme of the existence of the parallel world attracts the attention of writers, artists and art directors in the same way. Kiev's artists IK are not an exception, revealing their subjective point of view in their creative activity. The Artists introduce the spectator to a magic world referring to the essentials of reason, which can interfere with a human life at any moment, in spite of being external to human beings. The artists allow the spectator to approach this mortal inaccessible world through their works. The spectator acts only as observer, not as participant — this way unable to change or expand the work. By creating their works, artists reveal a certain piece of this world. Since their creation has passed through their own imagination, the spectator is able to grasp it. Artists don't create this parallel world, they only project in on the wall, allowing probably its real existence. The characters represented by the artists in their pictures quite often acts as their own prototypes. Furthermore, everything that surrounds the characters in "their" world, is a prototype of the present, the real world, with its essential problems, such as: good and evil, love and hate, pleasure and sadness This is a prototype of the world which already existed once, or once will...
Objects book — IK crew
39
«Íàø ìàòåðèàëüíûé ìèð, è íàøå ñóùåñòâîâàíèå â íåì èìååò íåêèé ñìûñë — ýòî ñâîåãî ðîäà ýòàï íà íàøåì ïóòè â êàêóþ òî äðóãóþ ðåàëüíîñòü, áîëåå ðåàëüíóþ, ÷åì ìàòåðèàëüíûé ìèð. Ìû êàê òâîðöû ïðèçâàíû îòêðûâàòü ýòó ðåàëüíîñòü ëþäÿì. Íàøè, íà ïåðâûé âçãëÿä àáñóðäíûå è ëèøåííûå ñìûñëà ðàáîòû íå ïðîñòî ïðèóêðàøèâàþò ìèð, â íèõ çàëîæåí ãëóáî÷àéøèé ìèñòè÷åñêèé ñìûñë. Ýòî âðàòà, âåäóùèå ê äóõîâíûì âûñîòàì, êîòîðûå ñïðÿòàíû ãëóáîêî â ñîçíàíèè êàæäîãî. Íàøè ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ, ïðîáóæäàþò â ñîçíàíèè ëþäåé ÷òî-òî ïðèÿòíîå è äàâíî çàáûòîå, ïðèçûâàåò èõ óçðåòü èñòèííûå öåííîñòè è ñìûñëû. Âñå, ÷òî ìû èçîáðàæàåì, íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî íàøèì òâîðåíèåì — ýòî íàøå âèäåíèå òîé ðåàëüíîñòè. Ýòî îòêðîâåíèÿ Òâîðöà, íåñóùåå íà ñåáå ãëóáîêèå ëè÷íîñòíûå îòïå÷àòêè»
40
Objects book — IK crew
"Our material world, and our existence in it has a certain sense — it is a stage on our way to some other reality, more real than our material world. We as artists and creators should reveal this reality to the people. At first sight our work looks absurd and deprived of all senses. But we are not just decorating the world, there is a deep mystical meaning to it. It is the gate leading to spiritual height, which is hidden deeply in the subconscious of each and every one. Our work provokes in the human conscious something pleasant, something forgotten a long time ago. It calls them to see the true values and senses. Everything we express is not just our creation, it's our view of reality. It's the revelation of the Creator, carrying deep personal imprints."
Objects book — IK crew
41
LIMITE Location: Moscow, Russia
42
Objects book — Limite
Objects book — Limite
43
M
44
city Location: Poland Web: www.m-city.org
Objects book — M-city
Objects book — M-city
45
46
Objects book — M-city
THE PLUG Location: Belgium Web: www.theplug.be.tf Hello, Moscow!
1. Âû â ïåðâûé ðàç áûëè â Ìîñêâå? Äà, ýòî ìîÿ ïåðâàÿ ïîåçäêà â Ìîñêâó. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, îíà áûëà íåäîëãîé, âñåãî 4 äíÿ, ïåðåïîëíåííûõ ðàáîòîé.  ìîåì ðàñïîðÿæåíèè áûëî âñåãî íåñêîëüêî ÷àñîâ, ÷òîáû íàñëàäèòüñÿ ïðîãóëêîé ïî ãîðîäó. 2. ×òî áîëüøå âñåãî âàñ óäèâèëî? Ìîñêâà ìíå ïîêàçàëàñü áîëüøèì ðîìàíòè÷íûì ìåãàïîëèñîì ñ ïðåêðàñíûìè ìåñòàìè, ñêðûòûìè çà âûñîòíûìè çäàíèÿìè. Ýòî ãîðîä ïîëíûé èñòîðèè, ñ îãðîìíûì èñòîðè÷åñêèì ïðîøëûì... È ýòî ïðîñëåæèâàåòñÿ çäåñü âñþäó... Î÷åíü âïå÷àòëÿþùå âûãëÿäÿò áîëüøèå âûñîòíûå çäàíèÿ â ãîòè÷åñêî-ãîðîäñêîì ñòèëå (íàïîäîáèå ìèíèñòåðñòâà èíîñòðàííûõ äåë). Ïîìèìî ýòîãî, ýòî ñóìàñøåäøèé ãîðîä, íàïîëíåííûé áîëüøèì êîëè÷åñòâîì óëè÷íûõ óñòðîéñòâ, êîòîðûå îòëè÷íî ïîäõîäÿò ïîä ðåàëèçàöèþ ìîåãî ïðîåêòà. 3. ×òî âàñ ðàçî÷àðîâàëî? Òîëüêî òî, ÷òî â ìîåì ðàñïîðÿæåíèè áûëî âñåãî 4 äíÿ. 4. Âàøå ìíåíèå î ãðàôôèòè è óëè÷íîì èñêóññòâå â Ìîñêâå? Îîî. Ñóìàñøåäøèé ñòèëü. Ó âàñ ñâîé íåâåðîÿòíûé ñòèëü, íå ïîõîæèé íà äðóãèå. Íåáîëüøîå êîëè÷åñòâî àêòèâíûõ õóäîæíèêîâ â öåíòðå ãîðîäà õàðàêòåðèçóåò âàø ñòèëü êàê çàñòåí÷èâûé, íî âû èìååòå ïîòåíöèàë, ÷òîáû âûéòè íà ìåæäóíàðîäíóþ àðåíó. 5. Âàøè âïå÷àòëåíèÿ. Òðóäíî ñêàçàòü î ìîèõ âïå÷àòëåíèÿõ, òàê êàê áûëî î÷åíü ìàëî ñâîáîäíîãî âðåìåíè... Ïîñòàðàþñü îáÿçàòåëüíî ïðèåõàòü âíîâü äëÿ áîëåå èíòåðåñíîãî âðåìÿ ïðîâîæäåíèÿ â Ðîññèè...
48
Objects book — The Plug in Moscow
1. You the first time were in Moscow? Yes it was my first time in Moscow. It was a 4 days trip, full of job. But i've take some hours to goes for a walk an enjoy the city. 2. What it was pleasant to you? Yeah i ve liked it a lot...it s very romantic town, with a lot a little lovely place hidden in town. It s city full of story, with a great historic past and you can see it everywhere. I was particularly impression by the big building in a gothic city style (foreign minister). It so really great. It s a crazy town where are so much stuff to unplugg or so original support to paint...Moscow. 3. What it was not pleasant to you? Because it was only 4 days. 4. What do you think about graffiti and street art in Russia? Oh, damn...the style is so f***** crazy, you have your own style, its incredible.. You have the opportunity to have a large country, full a small beautiful wall where the time has marked them of his print... For me it style shy, because you just have few artist who are present in the center of the town. But you have the potential to mark the international scene by your style. 5. What impressions. Not enough sensations because not enough time to see everything, cannot see any stuff, this city promises me a lot...i wane paint everything and this city give me the will to make an exhibition over there...
Objects book — The Plug in Moscow
49
MH Location: Ukraine
Çàëîãîì óñïåõà äëÿ ýòîãî õóäîæíèêà ÿâëÿåòñÿ ñî÷åòàíèå â åãî ðàáîòàõ îðèãèíàëüíîé èäåè è ãàðìîíè÷íî ïîñòðîåííîé êîìïîçèöèè. Êëþ÷åâûå ñëîâà, ïîäõîäÿùèå äëÿ îïèñàíèÿ òâîð÷åñêèõ âçûñêàíèé àâòîðà — ýòî êîíòðàñò è «ãàðìîíè÷íûé» õàîñ. Õóäîæíèê îòäàåò ïðåäïî÷òåíèå íåñòàíäàðòíûì, îðèãèíàëüíûì ðåøåíèÿì, êîòîðûå, ââèäó ñâîåé ýìàíñèïèðîâàííîñòè, îòêðûâàþò åìó íîâûå âîçìîæíîñòè äëÿ ðåàëèçàöèè åãî ïîòåíöèàëà â óëè÷íîì èñêóññòâå. Ñîäåðæàíèå êàðòèí, ñîçäàâàåìûõ àâòîðîì, âàðüèðóåòñÿ â çàâèñèìîñòè îò åãî ýìîöèîíàëüíîãî íàñòðîÿ è äóøåâíîãî ñîñòîÿíèÿ.  ðåçóëüòàòå åãî ðàáîòû ïðèîáðåòàþò òî ïîçèòèâíî-îïòèìèñòè÷åñêóþ, òî äåïðåññèâíî-ïåññèìèñòè÷íóþ îêðàñêó...
50
Objects book — MH
This artist's key to a successful work is the combination of an original idea and a harmoniously constructed composition. The most suitable words to describe the artist's creative activity would be: contrast and harmonious chaos. He prefers non-standard, original decisions which open him new opportunities to realize his potential in street art. The subject in his pictures varies, depending on his emotional condition. As a result, his work has different painting coloration. At times positive - optimistic, and at others, depressive-pessimistic...
R8BIT 52
Location: Russia, Moscow Web: www.prokvadrat.ru/wow
 ýïîõó áåñêîíå÷íîãî öèòèðîâàíèÿ õóäîæíèêè ñîçäàþò îáðàçíîñòü ïîñðåäñòâîì ñî÷åòàíèÿ ðàçëè÷íûõ òðàäèöèé è àññîöèàöèé, èñïîëüçóÿ ïðè ýòîì ñàìûå ïåðåäîâûå ìåäèéíûå ñðåäñòâà. Òîòàëüíàÿ êîìïüþòåðèçàöèÿ îòêðûâàåò îáøèðíûå ïîëèãîíû äëÿ òâîð÷åñòâà, ïîçâîëÿåò äîáèâàòüñÿ íîâûõ ýñòåòè÷åñêèõ êà÷åñòâ â èñêóññòâå. Èìåííî ñ òàêèìè êàòåãîðèÿìè íîâîé ìåäèéíîñòè è ðàáîòàåò àâòîð, ñîçäàâàÿ íà ñòåíàõ ãèïåðòðîôèðîâàííûõ ïèêñåëüíûõ ïåðñîíàæåé èç âîñüìèáèòíûõ êîìïüþòåðíûõ èãð. Ñàì õóäîæíèê ïîçèöèîíèðóåò ñåáÿ êàê «÷åðòåæíèê», à ñâîå èñêóññòâî — êàê «÷åð÷åíèå íà ñòåíàõ». Èäåàëüíî ðîâíûå ïèêñåëüíûå èçîáðàæåíèÿ îòðàæàþò ïðÿìîëèíåéíîñòü õàðàêòåðà ñàìîãî õóäîæíèêà. Êàæäàÿ ðàáîòà, òàêèì îáðàçîì, ñòàíîâèòñÿ ïîäîáèåì çåðêàëà, îòðàæàþùåãî âíóòðåííåå ñîñòîÿíèå àâòîðà íà ìîìåíò ñîçäàíèÿ. Åãî êîíñòðóêòèâíûå ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ, îñíîâàííûå íà ñîåäèíåíèè ïðÿìîóãîëüíûõ ãåîìåòðè÷åñêèõ ôîðì, ïîðîæäàþò ñâîåîáðàçíûé ïëàñòè÷åñêèé ïî÷åðê, íàñòðàèâàÿ çðèòåëÿ íà ìåäèòàòèâíîå ñîçåðöàíèå. Ïðè ýòîì äëÿ àäåêâàòíîãî âîñïðèÿòèÿ êàæäîãî îáðàçà ïðåäóñìîòðåíî îïòèìàëüíîå ðàññòîÿíèå äëÿ ïðîñìîòðà. Ñ îïðåäåëåííîãî ðàññòîÿíèÿ (10—30 ì.) ïèêñåëè ñëèâàþòñÿ â îäíó ëèíèþ, íî ïðè íàðóøåíèè óñëîâèé îñìîòðà ýòîãî ìîæåò íå ïðîèçîéòè...
In the epoch of endless quoting the artists create their images by combination of traditions and associations, using the most advanced media means. The total computerization opens a great field for creativity and allows to achieve the new aesthetic qualities in art. The artist works with such new media categories, creating on the wall hypertrophied pixel characters from 8-bit computer games. He positions himself as "draftsman" and his art — as "plotting on walls". The even ideally pixel images show the straightforwardness of artist character. Each work, thus, becomes kind of a mirror reflecting internal condition of the author at the moment of creation. His constructive images based on connection of rectangular geometrical forms and it generates original plastic handwriting, adjusting the spectator on meditative contemplation. For the adequate recognition of the image is stipulated the optimum distance for viewing. From the certain distance (10—30m) pixels merge in one line, but from other distance of it might not happen...
Objects book — R8bit
53
Ðàáîòû õóäîæíèêîâ äàííîãî êîëëåêòèâà àïåëëèðóþò ê ÷óâñòâàì ÷åëîâåêà, ïîçíàâøåãî îïûò îáùåíèÿ ñ íàðêîòè÷åñêèìè ñðåäñòâàìè è îíè íå áîÿòñÿ ýòîé îòêðîâåííîñòè. Èõ ñëåäóåò âîñïðèíèìàòü ñêâîçü ïðèçìó ïàðàíîèäàëüíî-äåïðåññèâíîãî ñîñòîÿíèÿ, ïðèñóùåãî òàêîìó ÷åëîâåêó... Äëÿ íàèáîëåå ÿðêîãî îïèñàíèÿ èõ òâîð÷åñòâà ëó÷øå âñåãî ïîäîéäåò öèòàòà îäíîãî èç õóäîæíèêîâ êîëëåêòèâà: «2 áóòûëêè âîäêè, 2 ãðàììà êîêàèíà, 1 ñêëÿíêà íàñòîéêè áîÿðûøíèêà. Ïåðåìåøàéòå âñå â ãîëîâå è æåëóäêå. Íåñèòå ÷åðò çíàåò ÷òî, ïîòîì èäèòå äîìîé è óáåäèòåñü â òîì, ÷òî ó âàñ êîí÷èëèñü êëþ÷è îò êâàðòèðû. Íå çàñûïàÿ, ïðîâåäèòå âñþ íî÷ü íà ëåñòíèöå, ãëÿäÿ â ïîòîëîê è æàëåÿ, ÷òî âû ïîÿâèëèñü íà ýòîò ñâåò...»
ZUK
KLUB Location: Moscow, Russia
54
Objects book — Zuk klub
Works of artists of this group appeal to feelings of the taking drugs person, they aren't afraid of this frankness. They should be perceived through a prism of the paranoid-depression condition which is common to such person... This quote of the Zuk club member is the best way to give a clear image of their creative activity: "2 bottles of vodka, 2 grammas of cocaine, 1 bottle of tincture of a hawthorn. Mix all in your head and a stomach. Go home and be convinced that the keys from your apartment were terminated. Not falling asleep, stay all the night long on a ladder, looking in a ceiling and regretting, that you have appeared on this world..."
Objects book — Zuk klub
55
56 CREW
Members: Pow, Ìàìáîñ, Andr, Loyd Location: Moscow, Russia
WINZAVOD
GRAFFITI
Project: graffiti and street art exhibition Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.winzavod.ru/graffiti
 òå÷åíèå òðåõ äíåé — ñ 20 ïî 22 àïðåëÿ 2006 ã. â ðàéîíå ìåòðî «Êóðñêàÿ» áûë ïðîâåäåí ôåñòèâàëü óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà, ÿâèâøèéñÿ îäíîâðåìåííî äåáþòíûì ïðîåêòîì íîâîãî àðò-öåíòðà «Âèíçàâîä».  íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ òåððèòîðèÿ çàâîäà ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé çàìêíóòûé êîìïëåêñ ïðîìûøëåííûõ ïîñòðîåê ïîçàïðîøëîãî âåêà ïëîùàäüþ áîëåå 20.000 ìåòðîâ — ôàêòóðíóþ ñðåäó äëÿ ïðîâåäåíèÿ ðàçíîîáðàçíûõ ñòðèò-àðò àêöèé. Îñíîâíîé çàäà÷åé, ïîñòàâëåííîé îðãàíèçàòîðàìè Ôåñòèâàëÿ «Ãðàôôèòè-Âèíçàâîä», áûëî îçíàêîìëåíèå äîâîëüíî øèðîêîé àóäèòîðèè ñ îäíîé èç ñàìûõ àêòóàëüíûõ ôîðì õóäîæåñòâåííîãî ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ â óñëîâèÿõ «æèâîé» ôàêòóðû.  ôåñòèâàëå ïðèíÿëè ó÷àñòèå ïðîôåññèîíàëüíûå õóäîæíèêè èç Ðîññèè è çàðóáåæíûõ ñòðàí, ðàáîòàþùèå â ðàçíîîáðàçíûõ ñòèëÿõ ãðàôôèòè è óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà. Ìóçûêàëüíóþ ïðîãðàììó ôåñòèâàëÿ ïðåäñòàâèëè ðîññèéñêèå êîìàíäû, èãðàþùèå õèï-õîï, ôàíê, ýëåêòðîêëýø.
58
Objects book — Winzavod graffiti exhibition
Ôåñòèâàëü ñòàë íàèáîëåå óñïåøíûì è ïîëíîöåííûì ïðîåêòîì, äåéñòâèòåëüíî ìíîãîãðàííî ïîêàçàâøèì ìîñêîâñêóþ ãðàôôèòèêóëüòóðó. Íà ñåãîäíÿøíèé äåíü, ìåðîïðèÿòèå ìîæíî ñ÷èòàòü, ïîæàëóé, åäèíñòâåííûì èç ïðîâåäåííûõ â Ðîññèè, îäíîâðåìåííî ñîâìåñòèâøèì â ñåáå è òðàäèöèîííûé ãðàôôèòè-äæåì, è âûñòàâêó ðàáîò óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ, âûïîëíåííûõ íà õîëñòàõ, ôîòîâûñòàâêó, ñôîðìèðîâàííóþ èç ëè÷íûõ àðõèâîâ ó÷àñòíèêîâ ïðîåêòà, è èñòîðèêî-äîêóìåíòàëüíóþ âèäåîïðîãðàììó. Ïîäîáíûé ìåòîä ðåïðåçåíòàöèè ãðàôôèòè-èñêóññòâà ïðåäñòàâèë ïî íîâîìó çðèòåëþ ñóáêóëüòóðó ñòðèò-àðòà. Áîëåå òîãî, ýòî áûë ïåðâûé çà âñþ èñòîðèþ ìîñêîâñêèõ âûñòàâî÷íûõ ïðàêòèê ïðîåêò, â êîòîðîì áûëà çàäåéñòâîâàíà äåéñòâèòåëüíî âñÿ ìîñêîâñêàÿ ãðàôôèòè-ñöåíà, íå ñ÷èòàÿ äèëåòàíòîâ, è áûëà äàíà ìàêñèìàëüíî îáúåêòèâíàÿ îöåíêà âíóòðèêóëüòóðíûì ïðîöåññàì ðîññèéñêîãî ãðàôôèòè.
Objects book — Winzavod graffiti exhibition
59
During three days — from April, 20th till April, 22nd 2006. In area of metro station "Kurskaya" the festival of the street art was held, being concurrently debut project of the new art-center "Winzavod". Now the territory of a factory represents the closed complex of industrial constructions of a before last century area with more than 20.000 meters — the impressive environment for carrying out of various street art actions. The primary Objective put by organizers of "GraffitiWinzavod" festival, was acquaintance of general public with one of the most actual forms of art self-expression in conditions of the "alive" style. Professional artists have taken part in festival from Russia and the foreign countries, working in various graffiti styles and street art. The musical program of festival was presented by Russian commands playing hip-hop, funk, electro. The festival became
60
Objects book — Winzavod graffiti exhibition
the most successful and valuable project which really has shown the Moscow graffiti culture completely. For today it is possible to consider that this action was, perhaps, the unique in its way in Russia, simultaneously combined both traditional graffiti-jam, and an exhibition of works of the sidewalk artists executed on canvases, photo-exhibition, generated from personal archives of participants and the historical-documentary videoprogramme. Such a method of graffiti art representation should present the subculture of street art to the spectator in a new fashion. Moreover, it was the first for the history of Moscow exhibition experience, the project in which all Moscow graffiti scene has been involved , excepting laymans, and as much as possible the objective estimation has been given as much as possible to intracultural processes of Russian graffiti.
UP: Canvas “Objects2” paint by Ches DOWN: Canvas by Zachem crew photo by Savchenko R.
20 ìàÿ â Òðåòüÿêîâñêîé ãàëåðåå íà Êðûìñêîì Âàëó, â ðàìêàõ ïðàçäíîâàíèÿ 150-ëåòèÿ Ãàëåðåè, ïðè ïîääåðæêå àðò-öåíòðà «Âèíçàâîä», ôîíäà «Ìåòàôóòóðèçì», è êîìïàíèè SPIDERPROJECTS, ïðîøëà âûñòàâêà «Ñòðèò-Àðò». Âî âíóòðåííåì äâîðå çäàíèÿ, ïîä îòêðûòûì íåáîì, â îñâåæàþùåé áëèçîñòè Ìîñêâûðåêè, èçâåñòíûå ãðàôôèòè õóäîæíèêè, ïðèíèìàâøèå ó÷àñòèå â ôåñòèâàëå «Ãðàôôèòè-Âèíçàâîä», â ðåæèìå live-øîó ñîçäàâàëè ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ ãðàôôèòè ðàçíûõ æàíðîâ (wildstyle, stencils, bubleletters, 3D, è äð.)Êðîìå òîãî, âíèìàíèþ ïîñåòèòåëåé ïðåäñòàëî íåñêîëüêî äåñÿòêîâ êàðòèí ó÷àñòíèêîâ âûñòàâêè, ñîçäàííûõ ïî êàíîíàì óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà, íî íà òðàäèöèîííûõ äëÿ æèâîïèñè õîëñòàõ. Öåëü àêöèè — áëèæå ïîçíàêîìèòü çðèòåëÿ ñ îäíîé èç ñàìûõ ñîâðåìåííûõ è àêòóàëüíûõ ôîðì õóäîæåñòâåííîãî ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ, ïåðåðàñòàþùåé â íîâóþ âîëíó ñîâðåìåííîãî èñêóññòâà. Ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ, ñîçäàâàåìûå ãðàôôèòè-õóäîæíèêàìè, ïðåâðàùàþò ãîðîäà ïî âñåìó ìèðó â ñâîåîáðàçíûå ãàëåðåè ïîä îòêðûòûì íåáîì, è ôîðìèðóþò ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûé æàíð ñîâðåìåííîãî èñêóññòâà.  Åâðîïå ãðàôôèòè àêòèâíî èíòåãðèðóåòñÿ íå òîëüêî â ðàçëè÷íûå ñôåðû äèçàéíà, íî è â ãàëåðåéíûå è ìóçåéíûå ïðîñòðàíñòâà; ìíîæåñòâî âûñòàâîê ãðàôôèòè ïðîâîäèòñÿ íà ñàìûõ ïðåñòèæíûõ ïëîùàäêàõ Ëîíäîíà, Ïàðèæà, Áàðñåëîíû è äðóãèõ êðóïíûõ ãîðîäîâ. Àêöèÿ «ñòðèò-àðò» äåìîíñòðèðóåò, ÷òî â äíè ñâîåãî 150-ëåòíåãî þáèëåÿ Òðåòüÿêîâñêàÿ ãàëåðåÿ èäåò â íîãó ñ íàèáîëåå ñâåæèìè òåíäåíöèÿìè â ìóçåéíîì äåëå è äåðæèò ðóêó íà ïóëüñå àêòóàëüíûõ íàïðàâëåíèé â èñêóññòâå.
STREET ART EXHIBITION-ACTION
Project: graffiti and street art exhibition Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.winzavod.ru/graffiti
62
Objects book — Street art exhibition-action
On May, 20th in State Tretyakov Gallery on Krimsky Val st., in honour of celebrating the 150 anniversary of Gallery, at support of the art-center "Winzavod", fund "Metafuturism", and company SPIDERPROJECTS, has passed "Street Art" exhibition. In a courtyard of a building, in the open air, in freshening affinity of Moscow-river, wellknown graffiti artists, who took part in the festival "Graffiti Winzavod", on-line created works of graffiti of different genres (wildstyle, stencils, bubleletters, 3D, etc.) Besides to attention of the visitors appeared dozens of participants pictures, created on canons of street art, but on canvases traditional for painting. The purpose of the action - to acquaint the spectator with one of the most modern and actual forms of the art self-expression, developing in a new wave of the modern art more close.
In Europe graffiti is actively integrated not only into various fields of design, but also in gallery and museum spaces; a host of graffiti exhibitions is put on the most prestigious stages of London, Paris, Barcelona and other big cities. The action "Street art" shows, that 150-years anniversary of State Tretyakov Gallery keeps step with the freshest tendencies in museum business and holds a hand on pulse of actual directions in art.
Objects book — Street art exhibition-action
63
0331c Location: Moscow, Russia Ñîâðåìåííûå ðåàëèè òàêîâû, ÷òî â óñëîâèÿõ òîòàëüíîé êîììåðöèàëèçàöèè ìèðà èñêóññòâà õóäîæíèêó âñå òðóäíåå ñòàíîâèòñÿ ñîõðàíèòü ñâîþ ñàìîáûòíîñòü, ñâîþ ñâîáîäó. Ïîñêîëüêó òàì, ãäå íà÷èíàåòñÿ êîììåðöèÿ, êîí÷àåòñÿ âñÿêàÿ íåçàâèñèìîñòü. Îòñòàèâàÿ ñâîå ïðàâî íà ñâîáîäó òâîð÷åñòâà, õóäîæíèê âñòóïàåò â íåïðåðûâíóþ áîðüáó ñ âëàñòÿìè, ðåãóëÿðíî óäàëÿþùèìè ðàáîòû óëè÷íûõ õóäîæíèêîâ ñ ïîâåðõíîñòåé ãîðîäñêîãî ëàíäøàôòà. ×àñòîòà çàêðàøèâàíèÿ, ïî ìíåíèþ õóäîæíèêà, ñòèìóëèðóåò åãî ê áîëåå àêòèâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè è òîëêàåò åãî èñêóññòâî íà íîâûå ýòàïû ðàçâèòèÿ. Îñòàâàÿñü íà óëèöå, â íåêîììåð÷åñêîé ñðåäå, èñêóññòâî, òàêèì îáðàçîì, öèðêóëèðóåò âíå àðò-ðûíêà. Òîëüêî òàê îíî ñîõðàíÿåò ñâîþ íåçàâèñèìóþ ïðèðîäó, æèâåò è ïîñòîÿííî îáíîâëÿåòñÿ. Êðàòêàÿ æèçíü ïðîèçâåäåíèÿ óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà ôèêñèðóåòñÿ àâòîðîì ïîñðåäñòâîì ôîòîãðàôèè, è âïîñëåäñòâèè äåìîíñòðèðóåòñÿ îêðóæàþùèì. Òàêàÿ ôîðìà ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ ñâîèõ ðàáîò ÿâëÿåòñÿ äëÿ õóäîæíèêà åäèíñòâåííî âîçìîæíîé.
64
Objects book — 0331c
In times of total art commercialization, artists have a hard time saving their originality and their freedom of expression. Independence stops were commerce begins. To defend their rights of creative performance, artists should fight against the government, which erases their works from the city landscape. In the artist's opinion, the frequent removal of his works only stimulates him to be more active and pushes his art to develop further. Being performed on the street in a non-commercial ambiance takes his art outside the artmarket and allows in to circulate freely. This is the only way to save its independent nature, to let it live and to permit it to auto-update itself constantly. The photo camera permits the artist to capture his work despite its short lifespan. This form of existence is the only possible form of art for 0331C.
Objects book — 0331c
65
66
Objects book — Hud
HUD Location: Moscow, Russia
Objects book — Hud
67
AUGUST Location: Moscow, Russia
70
Objects book — August
71
SY
Location: S.Petersburg, Russia Web: www.sy.nm.ru
The idea of a classical graffiti-font is unattractive to the author, he looks for more original means of selfexpression. For him the conceptual loading of work is of primary importance, and only then its aesthetic qualities. The original stylistics, by the author, is concluded in the unique graphic and decorative form, inherent in his works.
Àâòîðó íåïðèâëåêàòåëüíà èäåÿ êëàññè÷åñêîãî ãðàôôèòè-øðèôòà, îí èùåò áîëåå îðèãèíàëüíûå ñðåäñòâà ñàìîâûðàæåíèÿ. Äëÿ íåãî ïåðâîñòåïåííîå çíà÷åíèå èìååò êîíöåïòóàëüíàÿ íàãðóçêà ðàáîòû, è òîëüêî ïîòîì åå ýñòåòè÷åñêèå êà÷åñòâà. Îðèãèíàëüíàÿ ñòèëèñòèêà, ïî ìûñëè àâòîðà, çàêëþ÷åíà â óíèêàëüíîé ãðàôè÷åñêîé äåêîðàòèâíîé ôîðìå, ïðèñóùåé åãî ðàáîòàì.
72
Objects book — Sy
Objects book — Sy
73
74
Objects book — 16:59 & Nootk
+iney, Moscow
16:59
NOOTK
Location: Moscow, Russia
Objects book — 16:59 & Nootk
75
photo by 16:59
SEARCH AND UPGRADE
Location: S.Petersburg, Russia
76
Objects book — Search and upgrade
Êîíöåïöèÿ ïðîåêòà «Search and upgrade» ïîñòðîåíà íà ýñòåòèêå âçàèìîäåéñòâèÿ è èçìåíåíèÿ ãîðîäñêîãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà, äîïîëíåíèè è íàðóøåíèè ðåæèìà ñòàðîãî (ìóçåéíîãî) ãîðîäà ïóòåì ïðèâíåñåíèÿ òåêñòîâ è èçîáðàæåíèé, ëþáûìè ñðåäñòâàìè è â ëþáîì èñïîëíåíèè. Îñíîâíûå àêöåíòû — âçàèìîîòíîøåíèå ïðåäìåòà, ìåñòà è ÿçûêà îïèñàíèÿ. Âíåäðÿÿ èíîðîäíûå ëîçóíãè è îáúåêòû â ñôîðìèðîâàâøóþñÿ ñðåäó ñîâðåìåííîãî ìåãàïîëèñà, õóäîæíèêè ýêñïåðèìåíòèðóþò ñ ÷åëîâå÷åñêèì âîñïðèÿòèåì è â òî æå âðåìÿ ïðàêòèêóþò îïûò äèñòàíöèðîâàííîãî âçàèìîäåéñòâèÿ ñ ñîöèàëüíîé ñðåäîé.
The concept of the project "Search and upgrade" is constructed on an aesthetics of interaction and modification of city space, addition and infringement of an old regimen (museum) city by addition of texts and images, by many means and in any execution. The basic accents — relation of a subject, a place and language of the description. Inculcating a foreign slogans and objects to the environment of a modern city, artists experiment with human perception and practice the experience of distanced interaction with the social environment.
Objects book — Search and upgrade
77
78
Objects book — Search and upgrade
Objects book — Search and upgrade
79
Óíèêàëüíîñòü àâòîðà ñîñòîèò â òîì, ÷òî îí òâîðèò ñâîå èñêóññòâî íå íà óëèöàõ ãîðîäà, à ïîä ïîâåðõíîñòüþ çåìëè. Ðàçìåùàÿñü â ïðîñòðàíñòâå ïîäçåìíûõ êîììóíèêàöèé, åãî ðàáîòû óæå íà ïðîòÿæåíèè ãîäà «êà÷àþò âîçäóõ» â çàñòûâøèé ìèð ìîñêîâñêèõ êàòàêîìá. Èäåÿ àâòîðñêîé èííîâàöèè òàêîâà — êîìáèíèðóÿ òåõíèêó ôîòîãðàôèè è äèàïðîåêöèè, ïîêàçàòü çðèòåëþ òàèíñòâåííûé èíäóñòðèàëüíûé ìèð ïîäçåìíûõ õîäîâ è òîííåëåé, èçíà÷àëüíî âûïîëíÿâøèõ îáîðîíèòåëüíóþ ôóíêöèþ, íî êàíóâøèõ â íåáûòèå ñ ïàäåíèåì ñîâåòñêîé èìïåðèè. Íà óâëå÷åíèå ïîäçåìíîé ñðåäîé ìåãàïîëèñà â íà÷àëå ïóòè î÷åíü ñèëüíî ïîâëèÿëà èíôîðìàöèÿ î ïîäçåìåëüÿõ: èìåííî ïîñëå ïðî÷òåíèÿ ðÿäà ñòàòåé î ïîäçåìíîé Ìîñêâå, àâòîð è ðåøèëñÿ ñïóñòèòüñÿ ïîä çåìëþ, ãäå ïî÷òè ãîä ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíî èññëåäîâàë áåñ÷èñëåííûå òåððèòîðèè ãîðîäñêèõ êàòàêîìá. Íàñëàæäàÿñü èõ âåëè÷èåì è êðàñîòîé, ôèêñèðóÿ íà ïëåíêó íåêîòîðûå îáúåêòû, ó õóäîæíèêà ïîñòåïåííî ðîäèëàñü ìûñëü îá èíòåðïðåòèðîâàíèè ïðîñòðàíñòâà æèâîãî àíäåãðàóíäà. Äàáû íå áûòü êîùóíñòâåííûì ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê ñåäèíàì ïîäçåìåëèé è íå îñòàâëÿòü â íåì ìåòîê î ñâîåì ïðåáûâàíèè, àâòîð ðåøèë ïðèáåãíóòü ê ïîìîùè áåñêîíòàêòíîé, óíèâåðñàëüíîé òåõíîëîãèè — ïðîåêöèè. Ñëåäóþùèì ýòàïîì äëÿ îñóùåñòâëåíèÿ àâòîðñêîãî çàìûñëà ñòàë ïîèñê àâòîíîìíîãî (áåñïðîâîäíîãî) ïðîåêòîðà. Çà íå èìåíèåì ïîäîáíûõ â ïðîäàæå, àâòîðó ïðèøëîñü ñîáèðàòü óñòðîéñòâî ñâîèìè ñèëàìè. Ðåçóëüòàòîì ÿâèëîñü óíèêàëüíîå â ñâîåì ðîäå èçîáðåòåíèå — 6-òè âîëüòîâîé, âîäîíåïðîíèöàåìûé, ïðîòèâîóäàðíûé, ïåðåíîñíîé ïðîåêòîð.  ñî÷åòàíèè ñ êàìåðîé «Minolta z1», îáëàäàþùåé õîðîøåé àâòîìàòè÷åñêîé ôîêóñèðîâêîé â íî÷íûõ óñëîâèÿõ, îí äàë âñå íåîáõîäèìîå äëÿ âîïëîùåíèÿ òâîð÷åñêèõ âçûñêàíèé àâòîðà â îáøèðíîì ïðîñòðàíñòâå ìîñêîâñêîãî ïîäçåìåëüÿ. Òàê õóäîæíèê íà÷àë ïðàêòèêîâàòü ñîáñòâåííîå íàïðàâëåíèå â óëè÷íîì èñêóññòâå — Light art.
183 80
Objects book — 183 light art
Location: Moscow, Russia Web: www.183art.ru
Objects book — 183 light art
81
The uniqueness of the author consists that he creates his art not in the streets of the city, yet under a surface of the ground. Being placed in space of underground communications, his works as early as during a year "rock the air" in the congealed world of Moscow catacombs. The idea of the author's innovation is like that — combining technics of a photo and diaprojection, to show to spectator the mysterious industrial world of underground entrances and the tunnels which are institutional carried out the defensive function, but had sunk into oblivion with falling of the Soviet empire. Love for underground environment of megapolis in the beginning of the way was very strongly affected with the information about diggers: after perusal of several articles about this unique phenomenon the author has dared to go down under the ground where nearly a year independently investigated uncountable territories of the city catacombs. Enjoying their greatness and beauty, fixing on the film some objects, the artist took the idea into his head to interpret the space of alive underground.
82
Objects book — 183 light art
Not to be blasphemous with respect to gray hairs of vaults and not to leave in it any signs about the stay, the author has decided to resort to the help of contactless, universal technology — projections. A following stage for realization of the author's plan became the search of an independent (wireless) projector. In the absence of those on sale, the author had to collect the device by his own strength. The Result was the unique in its way invention — six-voltage, water-proof, antishock, portable projector. In a combination with "Minolta z1" camera, possessing good automatic focusing in night conditions, the author gave all necessary for embodiment his creative collectings in extensive space of the Moscow vault. So the artist has started to practise his own trend in street art — Light art.
Objects book — 183 light art
83
ALLEY
FUSS Project: Street art, graffiti, illustration exhibition Location: Moscow, Russia Artists: Tee4, Zomb
86
Objects book — Alley Fuss exhibition
14 èþíÿ â ãàëåðåå ìîñêîâñêîãî Ìåæäóíàðîäíîãî Óíèâåðñèòåòà ñîñòîÿëîñü îòêðûòèå ãðàôôèòè-âûñòàâêè «Alley Fuss». Ïóáëèêå áûëè ïðåäñòàâëåíû ðàáîòû äâóõ àâòîðîâ: Âñåâîëîäà 'Tee 4' Íàâàøèíà è Âëàäèìèðà 'Zomb' Øîïîòîâà. Ýòè èìåíà õîðîøî èçâåñòíû â êðóãàõ îòå÷åñòâåííîãî ãðàôôèòè è êîìïüþòåðíîãî äèçàéíà. Îáà õóäîæíèêà ðàáîòàþò â äîâîëüíî îðèãèíàëüíîé ìàíåðå è ïðàêòèêóþò ëåãàëüíîå óëè÷íîå ãðàôôèòè, íî â äàííîì ñëó÷àå ïîëèãîíîì äëÿ òâîð÷åñòâà áûëî èçáðàíî êàìåðíîå ïðîñòðàíñòâî ãàëåðåè. Äëÿ óíèâåðñèòåòà ïîäîáíûå ïðîåêòû — íîâàòîðñòâî: òðàäèöèîííî çäåñü ïðîõîäèëè «êëàññè÷åñêèå» âûñòàâêè ôîòîãðàôîâ è õóäîæíèêîâ ñàìûõ ðàçëè÷íûõ íàïðàâëåíèé, íî ýòî ìåðîïðèÿòèå ñóìåëî îáîéòè ñóùåñòâóþùèå ñòåðåîòèïû è îòêàçàòüñÿ îò óñòîÿâøèõñÿ ñïîñîáîâ ýêñïîíèðîâàíèÿ. Ðàáîòû àâòîðîâ áûëè ðàçìåùåíû íà ñòåíàõ, áåç ïðèìåíåíèÿ îáðàìëÿþùèõ ìàòåðèàëîâ, òàêèì îáðàçîì èìèòèðóÿ ïðèâû÷íóþ äëÿ óëè÷íîãî èñêóññòâà ñðåäó, íàèáîëåå ïîëíî õàðàêòåðèçóÿ êàæäûé èç ïðåäñòàâëåííûõ ñòèëåé.
Ïîìèìî ìîíóìåíòàëüíûõ ïðîèçâåäåíèé íà âûñòàâêå áûëè ïîêàçàíû íåêîòîðûå ãðàôè÷åñêèå ðàáîòû àâòîðîâ. Ãðàôôèòè — íå ïðîñòî èñêóññòâî, ýòî æèâîé îðãàíèçì: îíî ìåíÿåòñÿ ãîä îò ãîäà, ïîðîæäàÿ âñå íîâûå ñòèëè. Ýòî ôèëîñîôèÿ ìîëîäûõ ëþäåé, æèâóùèõ â áåøåíîì ðèòìå ìåãàïîëèñîâ. Ýòî âîé ñèðåí, ãóë àâòîìîáèëüíûõ ñèãíàëîâ â ïðîáêàõ, áàñû ëþáèìîé ìóçûêè è òèøèíà óåäèíåíèÿ â ðàáîòå íàä óíèêàëüíûì ñòèëåì. Ýòî âçãëÿä ñîâåðøåííî ðàçíûõ èíäèâèäóàëüíîñòåé íà îêðóæàþùóþ äåéñòâèòåëüíîñòü, ñïîñîá ðåàëèçàöèè òâîð÷åñêîãî ïîòåíöèàëà è ïðîñòî îáðàç æèçíè.  êàæäîé ñòðàíå — ñâîè îñîáåííîñòè è ñòèëèñòèêà, îáóñëîâëåííûå ìåñòíûì ìåíòàëèòåòîì è ïðî÷èìè ôàêòîðàìè. Ýòî îòäåëüíàÿ ñóáêóëüòóðà ñî ñâîèìè ïðèíöèïàìè, âçãëÿäàìè, îòíîøåíèÿìè è ïðàâèëàìè. Òàêèå ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ, êàê âûñòàâêà «Alley Fuss» ïðèçâàíû ïîêàçàòü äàæå íåïîñâÿùåííûì ëþäÿì íå òîëüêî óðîâåíü îòå÷åñòâåííûõ ãðàôôèòè-õóäîæíèêîâ, íî è îáðàç èõ æèçíè.
The opening of "Alley Fuss" graffiti-exhibition took place in gallery of Moscow International University on June, 14th. Works of two authors have been presented to public: Vsevolod Tee 4' Navashin and Vladimir 'Zomb' Shopotov. These names are wellknown in circles of domestic graffiti and computer design. Both of the artist work in quite original manner and practise legal street graffiti, but in this case the range for creativity had been selected the chamber space of gallery. For the university such projects — innovation: traditionally here were "classical" exhibitions of photographers and artists of the most various trends, but this action has managed to bypass existing stereotypes and to refuse the settled ways of exhibiting. Works of authors have been placed on the walls, without application of framing materials, thus simulating habitual for street art environment, most full characterizing each of the presented styles. Besides monumental products at the exhibition some graphic works of authors have been shown. Graffiti is not only art, it is an alive organism: it changes year from a year, generating more and more new styles. It is the philosophy of the young men living in a mad rhythm of megapolises. It's howl of the sirens, a rumble of car signals in traffic jams, basses of favourite music and silence of a solitude in work with unique style. It is a sight of absolutely different individualities at the surrounding validity, the way of realization of creative potential and only the way of life.
In every country — each features and the stylistics, caused by local mentality and other factors. It is a separate subculture with its principles, way, attitudes and rules. Such actions as "Alley Fuss" exhibition are called to show even to uninitiated people not only the level of domestic graffiti artists, but also their lifestyle.
Objects book — Alley Fuss exhibition
87
MILK& VODKA Members: Danger, Bags, Petroz Location: S.Petersburg, Russia Web: www.milkandvodka.ru
Ãðàôôèòè îäíî èç ñàìûõ «÷åñòíûõ» èñêóññòâ. Îíî íå òðåáóåò ìíîãî äåíåã, íå íàäî îáëàäàòü îñîáûì îáðàçîâàíèåì, ÷òîáû ïîíÿòü åãî, íå íóæíà íèêàêàÿ âõîäíàÿ ïëàòà è ìåñòà äëÿ îáúÿâëåíèé êóäà áîëåå èíòåðåñíûå è ïîëåçíûå ìåñòà äëÿ ðàçìåùåíèÿ êàðòèí, ÷åì ìóçåè. Ãðàôôèòè èñïîëüçîâàëîñü, ÷òîáû íà÷àòü ðåâîëþöèè, îñòàíàâëèâàòü âîéíû è îáùåïðèíÿòî ãîëîñ ëþäåé, êîòîðûõ íå ñëûøàò. Ãðàôôèòè îäíî èç îðóäèé, êîòîðûå ó âàñ åñòü, êîãäà ó âàñ â öåëîì íè÷åãî íåò. MILK & VODÊA ýòî àðò ïðîåêò ñ 2002 ãîäà íà÷àâøèé ñâîå ñóùåñòâîâàíèå, à ñ 2005 ñôîðìèðîâàâøèéñÿ êàê àðò ãðóïïà. Îñíîâíûìè äåéñòâóþùèìè ó÷àñòíèêàìè ãðóïïû ñòàëè ÁÀÃÑ, DANGE, PETROZ. Ïîíèìàíèå ãðàôôèòè äëÿ íàñ íåìíîãî øèðå ÷åì ïðèíÿòî ñ÷èòàòü, ãëàâíîå èíôîðìàòèâíîñòü, áóäü òî ÷óâñòâåííàÿ èëè ëþáàÿ äðóãàÿ íàì âñå ðàâíî ãëàâíîå, ÷òîá ðàáîòà ãîâîðèëà. Ãðàôôèòè, â êîíå÷íîì ñ÷åòå, ïðåâîñõîäèò «ïðàâèëüíîå» èñêóññòâî ïîòîìó, ÷òî îíî ñòàíîâèòñÿ ÷àñòüþ òâîåãî ãîðîäà. Åãî íå íóæíî ïðîäàâàòü èëè ïîêóïàòü, íå íóæíî îáëàãàòü íàëîãîì. Íî òâîð÷åñòâî ýòî íå êîíâåéåð, èíîãäà åãî íóæíî îñòàíàâëèâàòü. Ïîýòîìó ÷ëåíû ãðóïïû ïîçèöèîíèðóþò ñåáÿ è íà äðóãèõ àðò ïëîùàäêàõ, òàêèõ êàê âèäåî ðàáîòû (ãîäîâîé îò÷åò âñåãî ñåçîíà ðèñîâàíèÿ â 2005 ãîäó âèäåî DVD GRAFFERS HAND NOT FOR LOVE) èíñòàëëÿöèè è ðàáîòà â ãàëåðåéíûõ ïðîñòðàíñòâàõ, âñåâîçìîæíàÿ ïîëèãðàôèÿ è ðÿä êîììåð÷åñêîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè.
88
Objects book — Milk and vodka
Graffiti is one of the most "honest" arts. It doesn't need a lot of money, it's not necessary to have any compulsory education, no entrance fee and places for announcements much more interesting and useful places for pictures arrangement, than museums is necessary: Graffiti was used to begin revolutions, to stop wars and generally accepted voices of people that don't hear. Graffiti is one of the tools that you have, when as a whole anything is not presented. MILK&VODÊA is the art project witch has begun its existence since 2002, and since 2005 has been generated as the art group. The basic active members of the group are BAGS, DANGE and PETROZ. The understanding of graffiti for us is a little bit wider than it is used to be, the point is self-descriptiveness, whether it's sensual or any other, it doesn't matter, the point is that the work must speak. Finally graffiti surpasses "correct" art because it becomes a part of your city. It doesn't need to be sold or bought, there is no need to assess. But art isn't a conveyor, sometimes it's necessary to stop it. Moreover, members of the group position themselves on others art places, such as videos (the annual report of all drawing season, in 2005 video - DVD GRAFFERS HAND NOT FOR LOVE) exhibitions and work in gallery spaces, every possible polygraphy and a number of commercial activity.
VISUAL ARTIFACTS
Web-project: Russian street art and graffiti Web: www.visualartifacts.ru
90
Objects book — Black and white assorti
Objects book — Black and white assorti
91
92
Objects book — Colour assorti
Objects book — Colour assorti
93
94
Objects book — Tutti-frutti assorti
90: 91: 92: 93: 94: 95:
Search and upgrade, spb | search and upgrade, spb | scissors, msk | mo, msk | ag4t, spb | PSCR, kiev 0331c, msk | visual artifacts | volum, msk | maya, odessa | NFF, msk | search and upgrade, spb | bigud', msk | fetone, msk Plastique, spb | search and upgrade, spb | trew, odessa | biyoz, odessa | r8bit,msk + you_so_snow, spb | fetone, msk Limite, msk | PSCR, kiev + bodik, msk | fetone, msk | moscow subway | moko, astrahan' Incubus project, spb | r8bit, msk | 310 squad, msk | influx crew, msk | mo, msk | limite, msk Scissors, msk | (G), spb | august, msk
Objects book — Tutti-frutti assorti
95
Member of: PSCR Location: Kiev, Ukraine
96
Objects book — Homer
Objects book — Homer
97
URBAN
ANIMALS Project: Qee toys design Location: Moscow, Russia Date: may 2006 Web: www.urbanvinyl.ru Web: www.visualartifacts.ru
Ïðîåêòû «Visual Artifacts» (www.visualartifacts.ru) è «Urban Vinyl» (www.urbanvinyl.ru) â ìàå 2006 ãîäà ïðåäñòàâèëè çàìå÷àòåëüíûé ìåæäóíàðîäíûé ïðîåêò. Åãî èäåÿ çàêëþ÷àëàñü â òîì, ÷òîáû ïðåäîñòàâèòü âîçìîæíîñòü ðóññêèì óëè÷íûì õóäîæíèêàì è èëëþñòðàòîðàì ñîçäàòü ñâîé óíèêàëüíûé äèçàéí äëÿ îäíîãî èç âèíèëîâûõ ïåðñîíàæåé, à òàêæå ïîêàçàòü ëó÷øèå ðàáîòû çàðóáåæíûõ õóäîæíèêîâ. Âñåì ó÷àñòíèêàì ïðîåêòà áûëè ðîçäàíû âèíèëîâûå èãðóøêè Qee, êîòîðûå áûëè òùàòåëüíî ïîêðûòû òðàôàðåòàìè, ïîöàðàïàíû èãîëêàìè, ðàçðèñîâàíû ìàðêåðàìè è ðàñêðàøåíû àêðèëîì.  èòîãå ïîëó÷èëîñü 25 îòëè÷íûõ ìîíñòðèêîâ, êîòîðûå áûëè âûñòàâëåíû íà íåîíîâî-æåëòûõ ìåõîâûõ ñòîëáàõ â ãàëåðåå ñîâðåìåííîãî èñêóññòâà «Ì'ÀÐC». Âûñòàâêà «Urban Animals» ïðîõîäèëà â ðàìêàõ 5-ãî Ìîñêîâñêîãî ìåæäóíàðîäíîãî ôåñòèâàëÿ «ÊîìÌèññèÿ 2006».  ïðîåêòå «Urban Animals» ó÷àñòâîâàëè ïðîôåññèîíàëüíûå èëëþñòðàòîðû, àâòîðû êîìèêñîâ, óëè÷íûå õóäîæíèêè, â òîì ÷èñëå: ALKOgo4TRASH, ìîñêîâñêèå ãðàôôèòè-ðàéòåðû Aske (The Sicksystems), Áiãóäü (Influx), Limite, Oskes, R8bit (Visual Artifacts), 310squad, êðàñíîäàðñêèå Unplate: Ben è Mitch, äèçàéíåðû Äåíèñ Áàðêîâñêèé (pixel fluids), Îëåã Ôåäîòîâ, èëëþñòðàòîðû Ëþäà
102 Objects book — Urban animals, project
Êîíñòàíòèíîâà, Ìàøà Êðàñíîâà-Øàáàåâà, ßíà Ìîñêàëþê — ñòóäèÿ Àðòåìèÿ Ëåáåäåâà, Ýäèê Êàòûõèí, Åâãåíèé Òîíêîíîãèé, Ïðîòåé Òåìåí — zunge design, Ðîìàí Ñàâ÷åíêî, àâòîðû êîìèêñîâ Àëèì Âåëèòîâ - Ëþäè Ìåðòâîé Ðûáû, Êîíñòàíòèí Êîìàðäèí — ËÌÐ, Àííà «Lumbricus» Ñó÷êîâà, Àíäðåé DREW Òêàëåíêî, Õèõóñ — ËÌÐ, äèçàéíåðû îäåæäû è àêñåññóàðîâ Ìàøà Ñìèðíîâà (Inshade) è Ìàêñ Øàðîâ. Ïåðñîíàæè ó âñåõ ïîëó÷èëèñü ðàçíûå, íî ñàìîé áîëüøîé ñèìïàòèåé çðèòåëåé ïîëüçîâàëñÿ «Fuhrerïóïñ», íàïîìèíàþùèé Àäîëüôà Ãèòëåðà, àâòîðà Àíäðåÿ Òêàëåíêî. Îäíàêî ëåéáë «Urban Vinyl» ïðèñóäèë ïðèç çà ëó÷øåãî ïåðñîíàæà Ýäèêó Êàòûõèíó, à èìåííî çà åãî ñåðèþ «Ìóòàöèè» è ðîçîâîãî ïåðñîíàæà â ìàéêå «Ñòàðîãî Ðîêå Íðîëü-×èêà». Âñå èãðóøêè, ó÷àñòâîâàâøèå â âûñòàâêå, áûëè ïðîèçâåäåíû êîìïàíèåé Toy2R — èìåííî îíè ïåðâûìè ñðåäè ïðîèçâîäèòåëåé ïðèäóìàëè èçäàâàòü áëàíêè äëÿ õóäîæíèêîâ. Îñíîâíàÿ èäåÿ Ðýéìîíäà ×îÿ, èç Toy2R áûëà âïèñàòü èãðóøêè â àðò-êîíòåêñò, ïîýòîìó îí ñòàë ñîòðóäíè÷àòü ñ ðàçíûìè ëåãåíäàðíûìè àâòîðàìè êîìèêñîâ, õóäîæíèêàìè ãðàôôèòè è èëëþñòðàòîðàìè. Ñðåäè èíîñòðàííûõ Qee íà âûñòàâêå áûëè ðàáîòû òàêèõ âñåìèðíî èçâåñòíûõ õóäîæíèêîâ, êàê Gary Basemàn, Shag, Frank Kozik,
Jaime Hayon, David Horvath, Tim Biskup, Alphonzo, Tokidoki è äð. Ôåíîìåí Art-Qee ñòàë íåâåðîÿòíî ïîïóëÿðåí áëàãîäàðÿ òóðàì ïî ãàëåðåÿì ìèðà. Âûñòàâêè ñîçäàííûõ â åäèíñòâåííîì ýêçåìïëÿðå àâòîðñêèõ ôèãóðîê äî ýòîãî ïðîõîäèëè â íüþ-éîðêñêîé Stephan Weiss Studio, â ïàðèæñêîì Colette, â ëîíäîíñêîì Design Museum, â áàðñåëîíñêîé Hayon Studio è ÿïîíñêîé Fewmany. Ïîñëå âûñòàâêè àâòîðñêèõ ôèãóðîê Qee â Ìîñêâå ðàáîòû îòïðàâèëèñü â Ãîíêîíã, ãäå ïðèñîåäèíèëèñü ê ìèðîâîìó òóðíå Toy2R, à ëó÷øèå èç íèõ, âîçìîæíî, áóäóò èçäàíû â ñëåäóþùåì ãîäó â âèäå ïåðâîé ðóññêîé ñåðèè äèçàéíåðñêèõ èãðóøåê.
Îðãàíèçàòîðû âûñòàâêè: Ëåéáë «urbanvinyl.ru», ôåñòèâàëü «ÊîìÌèññèÿ 2006», www.visualartifacts.ru Ïàðòíåð: Toy2R Ãåíåðàëüíûé èíôîðìàöèîííûé ïàðòíåð: æóðíàë «Àôèøà» Èíôîðìàöèîííàÿ ïîääåðæêà: Objects Book, www.9linesmag.com Ôîòî: Ñàâ÷åíêî Ð. Objects book — Urban animals, project 103
1. 310 squad, 2. AG4T, 3. Alimus, 4-5. Aske, 6-7. Bigud’, 8. Barkovsky D., 9. Katyhin E., 10-11. Tonkonogy E., 12-13. Komardin K., 14. Luda, 15. Lumbricus, 16. Max Sharov, 17-18. Krasnova-Shabaeva M., 19. Oleg, 20-21 Oskes, 22. R8bit, 23. Savchenko R., 24. Shef, 25-26. Unplate, 27-28. Xixus, 29. Maskaluk Y., 30. Zunge, 31. Inshade, 32. Tkalenko A.
104 Objects book — Urban animals, project
"Visual Artifacts" (www.visualartifacts.ru) and "Urban Vinyl" (www.urbanvinyl.ru) projects have presented the remarkable international project in May, 2006. Its idea consist in giving an opportunity to Russian sidewalk artists and illustrators to create the unique design for one of vinyl characters, and also to show the best works of foreign artists. "Qee" vinyl toys were given to all participants, witch were carefully covered by stencils, damaged by needles, painted by highlights and colored by acryl. As a result 25 great monsters were made, witch were exhibited on the neon-yellow fur posts in the "M'ARS" Gallery of Modern Art. "Urban Animals" exhibition was held in the context of 5-th Moscow International festival "KomMisia 2006". In the "Urban Animals" projects took part professional illustrators, comics authors, street artists, including: ALKOgo4TRASH, Moscow graffiti writers Aske (The SickSystems), Bigood (INFLUX), Limite, Oskes, R8bit (Visual Artifacts), 310squad, Krasnodar Unplate: Ben and Mitch, designers Denis Barkovsky (pixel fluids), Oleg Fedotov — SHEF, illustrators Luda Konstantinova, Masha KrasnovaShabaeva, Jana Moskaluk (Artemy Lebedev studio), Edik Katykhin, Evgeny Tonkonogy, Protey Temen (zunge design), Roman Savchenko, comics authors Alim Velitov — People of the dead fish, Konstantin Komardin (LMR), Anna "Lumbricus" Suchkova, Adrew Drew Tkalenko, Xixus (LMR), clothes and accessories designers Masha Smirnova (Inshade) and Max Sharov. All characters were not the same, but the most interesting one was "Fuhrerpups", reminding Adolf Hitler from Andrew Tkalenko. However "Urban Vinyl" label gave the first prize for the best character to Edik Katykhin, namely for his series "Mutations" and for his pink figure in the T-shirt of "Old Rock 'n' Roll-Chik’s". All toys, took part in the exhibition, were made by Toy2R company — just this company was the first one, who thinked out to publish forms for artists. The main idea of Raymond Choy, of Toy2R was to enter toys into art-context, that's why he started to cooperate with many legendary authors of comics, graffiti artists and illustrators. Among foreign Qee there were the works of such world-famous artists at the exhibition as Gary Basemàn, Shag, Frank Kozik, Jaime Hayon, David Horvath, Tim Biskup, Alphonzo, Tokidoki and others.... The phenomenon of Art-Qee was incredible popular, because of gallery tours all over the world. Exhibitions with unique figures of the authors were held in New York Stephan Weis Studio, in Paris Collette, Design Museum of London, Barcelona Hayon Studio and Japanese FewMany before. After the exhibition in Moscow, the works were sending to Hong- Kong, where they should join Toy2R world-tour, and the best of them, perhaps will be serialized as the first russian designers toys.
Organizers: Urbanvinyl.ru label, "KomMisia 2006" festival, www.visualartifacts.ru Partner: Toy2R General information partner: "Afisha" magazine Information support: Objects Book, www.9linesmag.com Photo by: Savchenko R.
Objects book — Urban animals, project 105
Objects2 book workers: Art director\main editor: Ponosov I. Designers: Ponosov I., Savchenko R. Art editor: Koshelev N. Text editor: Tseluiko A. PR manager: Dolzhansky E. Photographer: Savchenko R. Translaters: Zenin D., Sorokina L. Programmers: Sharypin D., Sandu S. Thanks: Krasnov S.,Levochkin D., Solovieva N., Alexey A., Maria and TNB.
WEB-LINK: www.objectsbook.ru Main e-mail: info@objectsbook.ru Stuff e-mail: stuff@objectsbook.ru
LINKS: www.phlatline.ru || www.splashinrussia.ru || www.zachem.su www.mazok.ru/plainair/ || www.visualartifacts.ru || www.graffiti.nnov.ru www.ugw.ru || www.310squad.ru || www.dange.ru || www.graffitizone.kiev.ua www.chesdesign.ru || www.thix.ru || www.thefrontline.ru RUSSIAN STREET ART COMMUNITIES: Web-sites: www.visualartifacts.ru LJs: babefly.livejournal.com || ru_stickers.livejournal.com ru_stencil.livejournal.com || freight_art.livejournal.com
Objects3 coming in 2008 year. 3-D graffiti and street art. Please send flicks: stuff@objectsbook.ru